title: Racial/ethnic disparities in human DNA methylation.
abstract: The racial/ethnic disparities in DNA methylation patterns indicate that molecular markers may play a role in determining the individual susceptibility to diseases in different ethnic groups. Racial disparities in DNA methylation patterns have been identified in prostate cancer, breast cancer and colorectal cancer and are related to racial differences in cancer prognosis and survival.
authors.affiliation: Department of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Yin-yin
authors.initials: YY
authors.lastname: Xia
authors.affiliation: Department of Reproductive Biology, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Yu-bing
authors.initials: YB
authors.lastname: Ding
authors.affiliation: Department of Reproductive Biology, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Xue-qing
authors.initials: XQ
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: Department of Reproductive Biology, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Xue-mei
authors.initials: XM
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.affiliation: Department of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Shu-qun
authors.initials: SQ
authors.lastname: Cheng
authors.affiliation: Chongqing Key Laboratory of Birth Defects and Reproductive Health, Institute for Science and Technology Research of Chongqing Population and Family Planning, Chongqing 400016, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Lian-bing
authors.initials: LB
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: Chongqing Key Laboratory of Birth Defects and Reproductive Health, Institute for Science and Technology Research of Chongqing Population and Family Planning, Chongqing 400016, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Ming-fu
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Ma
authors.affiliation: Department of Reproductive Biology, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, People's Republic of China. Electronic address: 1754399492@qq.com.
authors.forename: Jun-lin
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: He
authors.affiliation: Department of Reproductive Biology, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, People's Republic of China. Electronic address: 1600347366@qq.com.
authors.forename: Ying-xiong
authors.initials: YX
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000208:ethnology / Q000235:genetics / Q000401:mortality; D015179:Colorectal Neoplasms / Q000208:ethnology / Q000235:genetics / Q000401:mortality; D019175:DNA Methylation; D005006:Ethnicity; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000208:ethnology / Q000235:genetics / Q000401:mortality; D008297:Male; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000235:genetics* / Q000401:mortality; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000208:ethnology / Q000235:genetics / Q000401:mortality; D044469:Racial Groups
keywords: Cancer; DNA methylation; Individual susceptibility; Racial/ethnic disparities