2020
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph17041181
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Epigenetic Biomarkers for Environmental Exposures and Personalized Breast Cancer Prevention

Abstract: Environmental and lifestyle factors are believed to account for >80% of breast cancers; however, it is not well understood how and when these factors affect risk and which exposed individuals will actually develop the disease. While alcohol consumption, obesity, and hormone therapy are some known risk factors for breast cancer, other exposures associated with breast cancer risk have not yet been identified or well characterized. In this paper, it is proposed that the identification of blood epigenetic marke… Show more

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“…Studies on epigenetic inheritance of breast cancer in humans will also need to take into account the possible interaction between ancestral exposures with lifestyle and environmental factors after birth. The good news is that there are existing multigenerational human cohorts that could be useful to study intergenerational and transgenerational breast cancer predisposition (13,91).…”
Section: Conclusion Unanswered Questions and Challengesmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…Studies on epigenetic inheritance of breast cancer in humans will also need to take into account the possible interaction between ancestral exposures with lifestyle and environmental factors after birth. The good news is that there are existing multigenerational human cohorts that could be useful to study intergenerational and transgenerational breast cancer predisposition (13,91).…”
Section: Conclusion Unanswered Questions and Challengesmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The majority of breast cancers are sporadic and thought to result from environmental and lifestyle exposures (13). Although a number of nutritional and lifestyle factors have been linked with breast cancer, these associations are mostly inconsistent (14).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Epigenetic markers, such as DNA methylation, may be a powerful tool for understanding the potential effects of glyphosate exposure in humans. White blood cell (WBC) DNA methylation has been associated with environmental exposures, 33 , 34 including endocrine-disrupting compounds, 35 , 36 other pesticides, 37 and air pollution. 38 , 39 , 40 In addition, DNA methylation indices combining information from multiple sites have been developed as biomarkers of some exposures, including smoking 41 , 42 and alcohol consumption.…”
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confidence: 99%
“…Epigenetic changes, such as DNA methylation, may serve as an intermediate phenotype for risk factors and their associated diseases [15][16][17]. As such, DNA methylation may provide a powerful tool for understanding the aetiology of breast cancer.…”
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confidence: 99%