Early-life psychosocial stress is increasingly recognized as a contributor to accelerated biological aging and health disparities, yet its impact during young adulthood remains underexplored. Existing studies ...

The Helsmoortel-Van der Aa syndrome is an autosomal-dominant neurodevelopment disorder caused by heterozygous de novo variants in the Activity-Dependent Neuroprotective Protein (ADNP) gene, characterized by autis...

Episignatures are disease-specific, genome-wide DNA methylation patterns identified in more than 100 genetic syndromes caused by mutation of genes related to epigenetic modifiers. The utility of episignatures ...

Constitutional primary monoallelic promoter methylation of hereditary cancer genes, although rare, may explain early-onset cancers without family history. Also, promoter methylation of a hereditary cancer gene...

Autoimmune skin diseases (AISDs) are disorders characterized by disrupted immune tolerance and aberrant responses against skin antigens, including atopic dermatitis (AD), psoriasis, systemic lupus erythematosu...

Iron homeostasis is essential for fundamental biological processes, yet its impact on epigenetic aging and mortality remains poorly understood. This study aimed to investigate associations between dietary iron...

Epigenetic alterations during fetal development have been proposed as key factors explaining associations between maternal lifestyle during pregnancy and later health outcomes in the offspring, pertaining to t...

NOP2/Sun RNA methyltransferase family member 2 (NSUN2) catalyzes 5-methylcytosine (m5C) modifications in tRNA, rRNA, and mRNA, playing critical roles in various malignancies. However, its expression and functiona...

Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is a progressive vascular disorder closely associated with the phenotypic transformation of vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs). Histone modifications—including acetylation, me...

While DNA methylation profiling from peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) has demonstrated utility in cancer risk prediction, notably for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), its prognostic value for surv...

Idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy (iDCM) is a multifactorial disease with a complex pathogenesis involving diverse molecular mechanisms. Among these, epigenetic mechanisms, including both DNA methylation and m...

Exposure to air pollution is known to contribute to the development and exacerbation of asthma symptoms, impacting respiratory health through complex, not yet fully understood biological mechanisms. It is hypo...

Epidemiological studies have shown a small but significantly increased risk of leukemia in children conceived by in vitro fertilization. Atypical DNA methylation patterns observed in pediatric cancers are susp...

As a member of the hemoglobin family, γ-globin is usually persistently expressed at high levels to perform the oxygen-carrying function during fetal development. In recent years, related gene editing clinical ...

The trace elements (TEs) selenium, zinc, copper, manganese, iodine and iron are essential micronutrients that support essential metabolic functions. Imbalance in their homeostasis might contribute to the patho...

Allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT) is potentially the only curative option for high-risk acute myeloid leukemia (AML) patients. However, disease relapse remains the principal cause ...

Clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC), with rising incidence globally, shows heterogeneous responses to immune checkpoint blockade (ICB). DNA methylation dysregulation impacts tumor immunity, necessitating p...

Acquired therapy resistance is a dynamic process associated with early epigenetic modifications reshaping gene transcription across multiple cellular pathways, ultimately giving rise to drug-tolerant persister...