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| Title |
Cigarette smoking and DNA methylation
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Frontiers in Genetics, January 2013
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| DOI | 10.3389/fgene.2013.00132 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Ken W. K. Lee, Zdenka Pausova |
| Abstract |
DNA methylation is the most studied epigenetic modification, capable of controlling gene expression in the contexts of normal traits or diseases. It is highly dynamic during early embryogenesis and remains relatively stable throughout life, and such patterns are intricately related to human development. DNA methylation is a quantitative trait determined by a complex interplay of genetic and environmental factors. Genetic variants at a specific locus can influence both regional and distant DNA methylation. The environment can have varying effects on DNA methylation depending on when the exposure occurs, such as during prenatal life or during adulthood. In particular, cigarette smoking in the context of both current smoking and prenatal exposure is a strong modifier of DNA methylation. Epigenome-wide association studies have uncovered candidate genes associated with cigarette smoking that have biologically relevant functions in the etiology of smoking-related diseases. As such, DNA methylation is a potential mechanistic link between current smoking and cancer, as well as prenatal cigarette-smoke exposure and the development of adult chronic diseases. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 8 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 13% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 13% |
| Switzerland | 1 | 13% |
| Unknown | 5 | 63% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Scientists | 5 | 63% |
| Members of the public | 3 | 38% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 331 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Germany | 2 | <1% |
| United Kingdom | 2 | <1% |
| Czechia | 1 | <1% |
| Sweden | 1 | <1% |
| Canada | 1 | <1% |
| United States | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 323 | 98% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 66 | 20% |
| Student > Master | 52 | 16% |
| Researcher | 50 | 15% |
| Student > Bachelor | 48 | 15% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 13 | 4% |
| Other | 42 | 13% |
| Unknown | 60 | 18% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 73 | 22% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 65 | 20% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 61 | 18% |
| Neuroscience | 8 | 2% |
| Social Sciences | 6 | 2% |
| Other | 41 | 12% |
| Unknown | 77 | 23% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 58. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 04 December 2023.
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