This project will develop an advanced precision medicine model using epigenetics to improve cardiovascular risk prediction for individuals.
Epigenetics is a new and growing area of study in disease prediction that looks at changes in our DNA that occur due to environmental factors, such as smoking, nutrition, exercise and stress.
Throughout our lives, our interaction with the environment leaves imprints on our DNA, without changing the underlying genetic code. These reversible changes can be read by our bodies and they reflect each person’s unique past environmental history.