@article{Piras_Fanos_Ravarino_Marcialis_Vinci_Pintus_Faa_2014, place={Quartu Sant’Elena (CA, Italy)}, title={Fetal programming of Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s diseases: the role of epigenetic factors}, volume={3}, url={https://jpnim.com/index.php/jpnim/article/view/030270}, DOI={10.7363/030270}, abstractNote={<p>In this paper, the main epigenetic factors involved in shaping the brain’s physical structure during development will be reviewed, with special emphasis on those related to Parkinson’s disease and Alzheimer’s disease in adulthood. These factors are: preterm delivery, maternal diet, trace metals, intrauterine infection, maternal stress, drugs, alcohol. Epigenetics may allow a novel therapeutic and preventive approach for neurodegeneration.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Proceedings of the 10<sup>th</sup> International Workshop on Neonatology · Cagliari (Italy) · October 22<sup>nd</sup>-25<sup>th</sup>, 2014 · <em>The last ten years, the next ten years in Neonatology</em></strong></p> <p><span><strong>Guest Editors: Vassilios Fanos, Michele Mussap, Gavino Faa, Apostolos Papageorgiou</strong></span></p>}, number={2}, journal={Journal of Pediatric and Neonatal Individualized Medicine (JPNIM)}, author={Piras, Monica and Fanos, Vassilios and Ravarino, Alberto and Marcialis, Maria Antonietta and Vinci, Laura and Pintus, Maria Cristina and Faa, Gavino}, year={2014}, month={Oct.}, pages={e030270} }