A genome-wide study of DNA methylation in white blood cells and asthma in Latino children and youth

A genome-wide study of DNA methylation in white blood cells and asthma in Latino children and youth

Latinos are heavily affected with childhood asthma. Little is known about epigenetic mechanisms of asthma in Latino youth. We conducted a meta-analysis of two epigenome-wide association studies (EWAS) of asthma, using DNA from white blood cells (WBCs) from 1,136 Latino children and youth aged 6 to 2...

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Main Authors: Yale Jiang, Erick Forno, Yueh-Ying Han, Zhongli Xu, Donglei Hu, Nadia Boutaoui, Celeste Eng, Edna Acosta-Pérez, Scott Huntsman, Angel Colón-Semidey, Kevin L. Keys, José R. Rodríguez-Santana, María Alvarez, Maria Pino-Yanes, Glorisa Canino, Wei Chen, Esteban G. Burchard, Juan C. Celedón
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2021-05-01
Series:Epigenetics
Subjects:
asthma
epigenome-wide
dna methylation
white blood cells
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15592294.2020.1809872

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