Erschienen in:
01.06.2015 | Food Allergy (T Green, Section Editor)
Review of Environmental Impact on the Epigenetic Regulation of Atopic Diseases
verfasst von:
Saman Sabounchi, Jenna Bollyky, Kari Nadeau
Erschienen in:
Current Allergy and Asthma Reports
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Ausgabe 6/2015
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Abstract
There has been significant increase in the prevalence of atopy over the past decade that cannot be explained by genetic predisposition. Environmental factors including nutrition, the uterine environment, and lifestyle factors are known to play a role in gene expression through epigenetic modifications. In this article, we review the literature on the environmental impact on epigenetic modulation of atopic diseases including asthma, food allergy, eczema, and allergic rhinitis. Recent public release of epigenomic data for hundreds of human tissues provides a powerful resource for further investigation of the molecular basis of atopic diseases.