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Epigenetics and Future Generations.
Bioethics - 1 Oct 2015
Del Savio Lorenzo, Loi Michele, Stupka Elia
Abstract excerpt
Recent evidence of intergenerational epigenetic programming of disease risk broadens the scope of public health preventive interventions to future generations, i.e. non existing people. Due to the transmission of epigenetic predispositions, lifestyles such as smoking or unhealthy diet might affect the health of populations across several generations. While public policy for the health of future generations can be...
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