Epigenetics and human reproduction: the primary prevention of the noncommunicable diseases
Marica Franzago1,2, Marina La Rovere3, Paolo Guanciali Franchi4
1Department of Medicine & Aging, School of Medicine & Health Sciences, 'G. d'Annunzio' University, Chieti-Pescara, Chieti, Italy.
Abstract:
Epigenetic regulation of gene expression plays a key role in affecting human health and diseases with particular regard to human reproduction. The major concern in this field is represented by the epigenetic modifications in the embryo and the increased risk of long-life disorders induced by the use of assisted reproduction techniques, able to affect the epigenetic assessment in the first steps of embryo development. In this review, we analyze the correlation between epigenetic modifications and human reproduction, suggesting that the reversibility of the epigenetic processes could represent a novel resource for the treatment of the couple's infertility and that parental lifestyle in periconceptional period could be considered as an important issue of primary prevention.
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