Epigenetic age acceleration is associated with allergy and asthma in children in Project Viva

Accelerated epigenetic aging may reflect perturbations in epigenetic maintenance. Research should focus on finding determinants of epigenetic aging in childhood and the clinical potential of interventions targeting aging pathways in children with allergy, atopy and asthma.

Source: Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology - February 6, 2019 Category: Allergy & Immunology Authors: Cheng Peng, Andres Cardenas, Sheryl L. Rifas-Shiman, Marie-France Hivert, Diane R. Gold, Thomas A. Platts-Mills, Xihong Lin, Emily Oken, Lydiana Avila, Juan C. Celed ón, Scott T. Weiss, Andrea A. Baccarelli, Augusto A. Litonjua, Dawn L. DeMeo Source Type: research