This book examines the toxicological and health implications of environmental epigenetics and provides knowledge through an interdisciplinary approach. Included in this volume are chapters outlining various environmental risk factors such as phthalates and dietary components, life states such as pregnancy and ageing, hormonal and metabolic considerations and specific disease risks such as cancer cardiovascular diseases and other non-communicable diseases.
Environmental Epigenetics imparts integrative knowledge of the science of epigenetics and the issues raised in environmental epidemiology.
This book is intended to serve both as a reference compendium on environmental epigenetics for scientists in academia, industry and laboratories and as a textbook for graduate level environmental health courses.
Environmental Epigenetics imparts integrative knowledge of the science of epigenetics and the issues raised in environmental epidemiology.
This book is intended to serve both as a reference compendium on environmental epigenetics for scientists in academia, industry and laboratories and as a textbook for graduate level environmental health courses.
Author(s): L. Joseph Su, Tung-chin Chiang (eds.)
Series: Molecular and Integrative Toxicology
Edition: 1
Publisher: Springer-Verlag London
Year: 2015
Language: English
Pages: 321
Tags: Pharmacology/Toxicology; Environmental Health; Human Genetics; Epidemiology; Medicine/Public Health, general
Front Matter....Pages i-xiii
What Is Epigenetics?....Pages 1-19
Epidemiology of Environmental Health....Pages 21-35
Epigenetic Changes in Hormonal Related Disease: Uterine Leiomyoma (Fibroids)....Pages 37-54
Is Environmental Epigenetics Relevant to Endocrine Disease?....Pages 55-74
Pregnancy Exposures Determine Risk of Breast Cancer in Multiple Generations of Offspring....Pages 75-103
Environmental Epigenetics and Obesity: Evidences from Animal to Epidemiologic Studies....Pages 105-129
Environmental Toxicants, Epigenetics, and Cancer....Pages 131-154
The Epigenome and Aging....Pages 155-195
Environmental Contributors to Epigenetics and Cardiovascular Disease Risk....Pages 197-227
Gene-Environment Interactions in Human Health....Pages 229-249
Environmental Epigenomics: Applications of Epigenetic Biomarkers to Investigate Epigenetic Alterations from Environmental Exposures....Pages 251-279
Interplay of Epigenetics, Genome Rearrangement, and Environment During Development....Pages 281-294
Environment, Epigenetic, and Disease: The Modifiable Trilogy....Pages 295-318
Back Matter....Pages 319-321
