title: The nature of evidence for and against epigenetic inheritance.
abstract: Not so fast. The Iqbal et. al. study and the associated Whitelaw commentary highlight the appropriately high standards of study design and interpretation needed to obtain good evidence for or against epigenetic inheritance. Please see related article: www.dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13059-015-0714-1.
authors.affiliation: Pacific Northwest Diabetes Research Institute, 720 Broadway, Seattle, WA, 98119, USA. jnadeau@pnri.org.
authors.forename: Joseph H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Nadeau
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D065150:Cellular Reprogramming / Q000235:genetics*; D019175:DNA Methylation / Q000235:genetics*; D044127:Epigenesis, Genetic / Q000187:drug effects*; D005260:Female; D018392:Genomic Imprinting / Q000187:drug effects*; D008297:Male; D011247:Pregnancy