Measuring the long arm of childhood in real-time: Epigenetic predictors of BMI and social determinants of health across childhood and adolescence
Laurel Raffington, Lisa M. Schneper, Travis T. Mallard, Jonah Fisher, Liza Vinnik, Kelseanna Hollis‐Hansen, Daniel A. Notterman, Elliot M. Tucker–Drob, Colter M. Mitchell, K. Paige Harden
This study shows that epigenetic-BMI measured from children's saliva is a valid biomarker of BMI and reflects social inequalities in childhood and adolescence.
bioRxiv · Jan 20, 2023 · PreprintGenomics