Genome-wide analysis of DNA methylation in relation to socioeconomic status during development and early adulthood.

Thomas W McDade Calen Patrick RyanMeaghan J JonesMorgan K HokeJudith BorjaGregory E MillerChristopher W KuzawaMichael S Kobor

Published in: American journal of physical anthropology (2019)

Socioeconomic status predicts DNA methylation at a large number of CpG sites across the genome. The scope of these associations is commensurate with the wide range of biological systems and health outcomes that are shaped by SES, and these findings suggest that DNA methylation may play an important role.

Keyphrases

dna methylation
genome wide
gene expression
genome wide analysis
copy number
depressive symptoms