Environmental Exposures and Epigenomics in Health and Disease
A special issue of International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (ISSN 1660-4601). This special issue belongs to the section "Environmental Health".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 May 2025 | Viewed by 39
Special Issue Editors
Interests: breast cancer genetics; microbiome; cancer health disparities; community outreach; epigenetics; globin gene regulation; sickle cell disease
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Interests: community air pollution; exposure assessment; risk assessment; sampling and analytical techniques for air pollutants; indoor air quality (IAQ); environmental disparity
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Environmental toxins play a major role in determining human health. The foods that we eat, where we live, and the air we breathe, among other environmental factors, affect our health and may contribute to health problems, including life-threatening conditions. Environmental pollutants, such as heavy metals, plasticizers, pesticides, biological pollutants, particulate matter, and volatile organic compounds (VOCs), can be found in water, soil, food, and various synthetic products, such as hair and body products. Exposure to these toxins has been linked to increased risks of various cancers; reproductive and developmental disorders including infertility, uterine fibroids, and early puberty; cardiovascular and respiratory disease; and other human diseases. Evidence has also emerged about the link between pollution-induced epigenetic changes and the etiology of various human diseases. Addressing these environmental disparities and controlling pollution can advance health equity and improve health outcomes for all individuals. Papers addressing these topics are invited for this Special Issue, especially those that link environmental exposures to human disease. Papers that also show the effect of epigenetic modifications, such as DNA methylation, histone modifications, miRNA, and non-coding RNA expression, on the etiology, incidence, behaviors, mortality, and other factors relevant to environmental exposures in health outcomes are also encouraged.
Dr. Athena Starlard-Davenport
Dr. Chunrong Jia
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- environmental exposure
- epigenetics
- health disparities
- cancer
- disease
