Epigenetic Epidemiology

1. Introduction
Karin B. Michels

2. The Human Epigenome
Peter A. Jones, Gangning Liang

3. Considerations in the Design, Conduct, and Interpretation of Studies in Epigenetic Epidemiology
Karin B. Michels

4. Laboratory Methods in Epigenetic Epidemiology
Ludovic Barault, Rebecca C. Rancourt

5. Biostatistical Methods in Epigenetic Epidemiology
E. Andrés Houseman

6. Epigenome Changes During Development
Gavin Kelsey

7. The Role of Epigenetics in the Developmental Origins of Health and Disease
Karin B. Michels, Robert A. Waterland

8. Epigenetics and Assisted Reproductive Technology
Nicole Banks, James H. Segars

9. Imprinting Disorders of Early Childhood
I. Karen Temple, Jill Clayton-Smith, Deborah J. G. Mackay

10. The Utility of Twins for Epigenetic Analysis
Richard Saffery, Ruth Morley, Debra L. Foley

11. Age-Related Variation in DNA Methylation
Jean-Pierre Issa

12. Influence of Environmental Factors on the Epigenome
Brock C. Christensen, Carmen J. Marsit, Karl T. Kelsey

13. Epigenetic Epidemiology of Cancer
Angela Risch, Narek Sarkisyan, David Scherf, Hanna Jacobsson, Wolfgang Hagmann, Christoph Plass

14. Epigenetic Epidemiology of Infectious Diseases
Toshikazu Ushijima, Hideyuki Takeshima

15. Epigenetic Epidemiology of Inflammation and Rheumatoid Arthritis
Caroline Ospelt, Steffen Gay

16. Asthma Epigenetics: Emergence of a New Paradigm?
Rachel L. Miller

17. Epigenetic Epidemiology of Autism and Other Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Rima Woods, Janine M. LaSalle

18. Epigenetic Epidemiology of Psychiatric Disorders
Bart P. F. Rutten, Jim Os

19. Epigenetic Epidemiology of Type 1 Diabetes
Amanda J. MacFarlane

20. Epigenetic Epidemiology of Obesity, Type 2 Diabetes, and Metabolic Disorders
Reinhard Stöger

21. Epigenetic Epidemiology of Atherosclerosis
Einari Aavik, Mikko P. Turunen, Seppo Ylä-Herttuala

Keywords: Biomedicine, Cancer Research, Epidemiology, Human Genetics