Twin and Family Studies of Epigenetics

<p>ART 1 Introduction<br>1. Value of twin and family study designs for epigenetic research<br>2. Evaluation and measurement of epigenetic modifications in population-based studies</p> <p>PART 2 Human health applications<br>3. Discordant monozygotic twin studies of epigenetic mechanisms in mental health<br>4. DNA methylation and breast cancer risk: value of twin and family studies<br>5. Twin and family studies on epigenetics and oral health<br>6. Twin and family epigenetic studies of type 2 diabetes<br>7. Twin and family studies on epigenetics and obesity<br>8. DNA methylation and blood pressure in Chinese adult twins<br>9. Twin and family studies on epigenetics of autoimmune diseases<br>10. Twin studies on the epigenetics of selected neurological disorders and carotid artery disease<br>11. Disease-discordant twin studies of epigenetics and cancer<br>12. Sex differences in epigenetic profiles: The value of twin studies</p> <p>PART 3 Emerging approach<br>13. Combining twin-family designs with measured genetic variants to study the causes of epigenetic variation<br>14. Imaging epigenetics and the radiogenomics<br>15. DNA methylation changes specific to environmental exposures: The strengths of twin studies using cigarette smoking as an example<br>16. Time trends in epigenetic signatures and population health risks<br>17. Ambient air pollution and human epigenetic modifications</p>