Blood lipids influence DNA methylation in circulating cells.
Dekkers KF, van Iterson M, Slieker RC, Moed MH, Bonder MJ, van Galen M, Mei H, Zhernakova DV, van den Berg LH, Deelen J, van Dongen J, van Heemst D, Hofman A, Hottenga JJ, van der Kallen CJ, Schalkwijk CG, Stehouwer CD, Tigchelaar EF, Uitterlinden AG, Willemsen G, Zhernakova A, Franke L, 't Hoen PA, Jansen R, van Meurs J, Boomsma DI, van Duijn CM, van Greevenbroek MM, Veldink JH, Wijmenga C; BIOS Consortium; van Zwet EW, Slagboom PE, Jukema JW, Heijmans BT.
Dekkers KF, et al. Among authors: heijmans bt.
Genome Biol. 2016 Jun 27;17(1):138. doi: 10.1186/s13059-016-1000-6.
Genome Biol. 2016.
PMID: 27350042
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BACKGROUND: Cells can be primed by external stimuli to obtain a long-term epigenetic memory. We hypothesize that long-term exposure to elevated blood lipids can prime circulating immune cells through changes in DNA methylation, a process that may contribute to the d …
BACKGROUND: Cells can be primed by external stimuli to obtain a long-term epigenetic memory. We hypothesize that long-term exp …