B4543 - Associations of air pollution exposure with epigenetic age at birth and in childhood a meta-analysis LongITools - 04/03/2024

B number: 
B4543
Principal applicant name: 
Ana Goncalves Soares | University of Bristol (United Kingdom)
Co-applicants: 
Ms Irene F Marques, Dr Janine Felix
Title of project: 
Associations of air pollution exposure with epigenetic age at birth and in childhood – a meta-analysis (LongITools)
Proposal summary: 

Early-life exposure to ambient air pollution has been associated with adverse birth outcomes and poorer health across the life course. The mechanisms underlying these associations are still unclear, but differential DNA methylation might be involved. Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) and particulate matter (PM) exposure in pregnancy have been found to be associated with newborn DNA methylation. The objective of the present study is to examine the associations of air pollutant exposure during early life with epigenetic age acceleration at birth, in childhood and in adolescence in a multi-cohort setting.

Impact of research: 
Date proposal received: 
Tuesday, 20 February, 2024
Date proposal approved: 
Monday, 4 March, 2024
Keywords: 
Epidemiology, Epigenetic age, DNA sequencing, Environment - enviromental exposure, pollution