An epigenome-wide analysis of DNA methylation, racialized and economic inequities, and air pollution.

Sarah Holmes WatkinsChristian TestaAndrew J SimpkinGeorge Davey SmithBrent CoullImmaculata De VivoKate TillingPamela D WatermanJarvis T ChenAna V Diez-RouxNancy KriegerMatthew SudermanCaroline Relton

Published in: bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology (2023)

DNAm may be a biological mechanism through which structural racism and air pollution become biologically embodied.

Keyphrases

air pollution
dna methylation
particulate matter
lung function
genome wide
gene expression
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
nk cells
cystic fibrosis