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Type: | Journal article |
Title: | Parenting from before conception |
Author: | Lane, M. Robker, R. Robertson, S. |
Citation: | Science, 2014; 345(6198):756-760 |
Publisher: | American Association for the Advancement of Science |
Issue Date: | 2014 |
ISSN: | 0036-8075 1095-9203 |
Statement of Responsibility: | Michelle Lane, Rebecca L. Robker, Sarah A. Robertson |
Abstract: | At fertilization, the gametes endow the embryo with a genomic blueprint, the integrity of which is affected by the age and environmental exposures of both parents. Recent studies reveal that parental history and experiences also exert effects through epigenomic information not contained in the DNA sequence, including variations in sperm and oocyte cytosine methylation and chromatin patterning, noncoding RNAs, and mitochondria. Transgenerational epigenetic effects interact with conditions at conception to program the developmental trajectory of the embryo and fetus, ultimately affecting the lifetime health of the child. These insights compel us to revise generally held notions to accommodate the prospect that biological parenting commences well before birth, even prior to conception. |
Keywords: | Oocytes Spermatozoa Semen Animals Humans Prenatal Exposure Delayed Effects RNA, Untranslated Fathers Mothers Epigenesis, Genetic Embryonic Development Fertilization Pregnancy Female Male Embryo, Mammalian Maternal Nutritional Physiological Phenomena |
Rights: | Copyright 2014 by the American Association for the Advancement of Science; all rights reserved. |
DOI: | 10.1126/science.1254400 |
Published version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.1254400 |
Appears in Collections: | Aurora harvest 7 Obstetrics and Gynaecology publications |
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