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Epigenome-wide association study for perceived discrimination among sub-Saharan African migrants in Europe - the RODAM study.
Scientific reports - 18 Mar 2020
van der Laan Loes C, Meeks Karlijn A C, Chilunga Felix P, Agyemang Charles, Venema Andrea, Mannens Marcel M A M, Zafarmand Mohammad H, Klipstein-Grobusch Kerstin, Smeeth Liam, Adeyemo Adebowale, Henneman Peter
Abstract excerpt
Sub-Saharan African (SSA) migrants in Europe experience psychosocial stressors, such as perceived discrimination (PD). The effect of such a stressor on health could potentially be mediated via epigenetics. In this study we performed an epigenome-wide association study (EWAS) to assess the association between levels of PD with genome-wide DNA methylation profiles in SSA migrants. The Illumina 450 K DNA-methylation...
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