Epigenetic traces of childhood maltreatment in peripheral blood: a new strategy to explore gene-environment interactions.

Uher, Rudolf; Weaver, Ian C G · Br J Psychiatry · 2014

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Abstract

Maltreatment in childhood affects mental health over the life course. New research shows that early life experiences alter the genome in a way that can be measured in peripheral blood samples decades later. These findings suggest a new strategy for exploring gene-environment interactions and open opportunities for translational epigenomic research.