Globally elevated levels of histone H3 lysine 9 trimethylation in early infancy are associated with poor growth trajectory in Bangladeshi children

Globally elevated levels of histone H3 lysine 9 trimethylation in early infancy are associated with poor growth trajectory in Bangladeshi children

Abstract Background Stunting is a global health problem affecting hundreds of millions of children worldwide and contributing to 45% of deaths in children under the age of five. Current therapeutic interventions have limited efficacy. Understanding the epigenetic changes underlying stunting will elu...

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Main Authors: Kristyna Kupkova, Savera J. Shetty, Marilyn G. Pray-Grant, Patrick A. Grant, Rashidul Haque, William A. Petri, David T. Auble
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-08-01
Series:Clinical Epigenetics
Subjects:
Stunting
Childhood undernutrition
Epigenetics
Histone methylation
Heterochromatin
Endogenous retroviruses
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13148-023-01548-z

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s13148-023-01548-z

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