Effects of fatty acids on T cell function: role in atherosclerosis | July 2021 | Nat Rev Cardiol Nathalie A Reilly, Esther Lutgens, Johan Kuiper, Bastiaan T Heijmans, J Wouter Jukema Abstract T cells are among the most common cell types present in atherosclerotic plaques and are increasingly being recognized as a central mediator in atherosclerosis development and progression. [...]

Epigenome-wide change and variation in DNA methylation in childhood: trajectories from birth to late adolescence | March 2021 | Human Molecular Genetics Rosa H Mulder, Alexander Neumann, Charlotte A M Cecil, Esther Walton, Lotte C Houtepen, Andrew J Simpkin, Jolien Rijlaarsdam, Bastiaan T Heijmans, Tom R Gaunt, Janine F Felix, Vincent W V Jaddoe, Marian J Bakermans-Kranenburg, Henning Tiemeier, Caroline L Relton, Marinus H van IJzendoorn, Matthew Suderman Abstract DNA [...]

The tissue-specific aspect of genome-wide DNA methylation in newborn and placental tissues: implications for epigenetic epidemiologic studies |February 2021|J Dev Orig Health Dis Emilie M Herzog 1, Alex J Eggink, Sten P Willemsen, Roderick C Slieker, Janine F Felix, Andrew P Stubbs, Peter J van der Spek, Joyce B J van Meurs, Bastiaan T Heijmans, Régine P M Steegers-Theunissen Abstract Epigenetic programming is essential [...]

Reply to 'Early-life exposure to the Chinese Famine and subsequent T2DM' | February 2021 | Nature reviews endocrinology Chihua Li, Elmar W Tobi, Bastiaan T Heijmans, L H Lumey 

Respiratory distress syndrome and bronchopulmonary dysplasia after fetal growth restriction: Lessons from a natural experiment in identical twins | February 2021 | E Clinical Medicine Sophie G.Groene, Jip A.Spekman, Arjan B.te Pas, Bastiaan T.Heijmans, Monique C.Haak, Jeanine M.M.van Klink, Arno A.W.Roest, Enrico Lopriore Abstract Background Fetal growth restriction (FGR) is thought to negatively affect lung [...]