Investigating the relationship between melatonin patterns and methylation in circadian genes among day shift and night shift workers

Conclusions
In conclusion, patterns in melatonin secretion were associated with differential circadian gene methylation among night shift workers. Melatonin and alteration of DNA methylation in circadian genes may be one pathway towards increased cancer risk, although larger-scale studies examining multiple time points are needed.

Source: Occupational and Environmental Medicine - September 14, 2022 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Ritonja, J. A., Aronson, K. J., Leung, M., Flaten, L., Topouza, D. G., Duan, Q. L., Durocher, F., Tranmer, J. E., Bhatti, P. Tags: Workplace Source Type: research