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The Role of the Epigenome in Translating Neighborhoodn Disadvantage Into Health Disparities
AbstractThe possible causal role of the environment in health disparities is not well understood, even though it has been a national priority for many years. Progress to investigate the relationship between genetics, environmental exposures, and health outcomes has been hampered by the lack of ana-lytical tools to quantify the combined or cumulative effect of multiple chemical and non-chemical stressors on gene expres-sion. The studies cited here provide a strong rationale for using epigenomic analysis to assess cumulative risk frommul-tiple environmental exposures over the life course. The environment-specific Bimprints^on the genome, coupledwith transcriptomics andmetabolomics, can be used to advance our understanding of the relationship between neighborhood dis-advantage and health disparities. Keywords Epigenetics.Epigenome.Genetic.DNA
methylation.Environmental health. Health disparities
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