➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ:
US: Social adversity early in life may affect the expression of stress-related genes
Science Daily – June 03, 2016
For the study, investigators analyzed the genes of 208 children who were 12 years old. Some children were raised in institutional settings, others were transferred to foster care, and others had no history of institutionalized caregiving. The researchers found that more time spent in institutional care was associated with lower DNA methylation at specific sites within stress-related genes. Study: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ajpa.23010/abstract;jsessionid=FC55B022A86E33F408A05B5EFFC9E3DE.f04t02
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/06/160603110606.htm