Annual Research Review: DNA Methylation as a Mediator in the Association Between Risk Exposure and Child and Adolescent Psychopathology
ED Barker et al. J Child Psychol Psychiatry. 2017 Jul 24.
Why do some children who experience adversity develop problems and not others? This review suggests that differences in DNA methylation may result in different reactions to stress, diet and exposure to neurotoxins. Further work is needed to establish a definite causal link.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/labs/articles/28736860/