Exploring the impact of night shift work on methylation of circadian genes
Jennifer A. Ritonja, Kristan J. Aronson, Lisa Flaten, Danai G. Topouza, Qing Duan, Francine Durocher, Joan Tranmer, Parveen Bhatti
Abstract
. Future, larger-scale studies with long-term follow-up and detailed night shift work assessment are needed to confirm and expand on these findings.
Topics & Concepts
DNA methylationCircadian rhythmShift workMethylationCpG siteBiologyGeneticsGeneBioinformaticsEndocrinologyGene expressionNeuroscienceCircadian rhythm and melatoninEpigenetics and DNA MethylationDietary Effects on Health