Systemic interindividual epigenetic variants link periconceptional environment to human fetal development
Chathura Gunasekara, Wen-Jou Chang, Maria S. Baker, Prachand Issarapu, Goo Jun, Garrett Hellenthal, Matt J. Silver, Andrew M. Prentice, Cristian Coarfa, Yumei Li, Rui Chen, Robert A. Waterland
The paper identifies systemic epigenetic variants linked to periconceptional environments in human fetal development, finding more variants in Black Americans and associations with cancer and neurodevelopment.
bioRxiv · Jun 16, 2026 · PreprintMolecular Biology