Genetics and epigenetics of fetal alcohol spectrum disorders

• Main Author: Feng C Zhou (auth)
• Other Authors: Stephen Mason (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers Media SA 2015
• Series: Frontiers Research Topics
• Subjects: Genetics (non-medical); DNA Methylation; Fetal Alcohol Syndrome; histone modification; Epigenetic medicine; Genomics; Alcoholism; transgenerational; Pregnancy drinking; FASD; Gene environmental interaction
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

Women drinking during pregnancy can result in Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD), which may feature variable neurodevelopmental deficits, facial dysmorphology, growth retardation, and learning disabilities. Research suggests the human brain is precisely formed through an intrinsic, genetic-cellu...