User:Epicgenetics/Choose an Article

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Please list articles that you're considering for your Wikipedia assignment below. Begin to critique these articles and find relevant sources.

Option 1

 * Article title

Epigenetic effects of smoking


 * Article Evaluation
 * The content of this article is relevant to the topic and is written neutrally. Although the sources are reliable, not every claim is properly cited. This subject is not related to one of Wikipedia's equity gaps, but is within the scope of WikiProject Genetics. The article's quality is C-rated, but is considered Low-importance.


 * Sources
 * Wu, X., Huang, Q., Javed, R. et al. Effect of tobacco smoking on the epigenetic age of human respiratory organs. Clin Epigenet 11, 183 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13148-019-0777-z
 * Corley, J., Cox, S.R., Harris, S.E. et al. Epigenetic signatures of smoking associate with cognitive function, brain structure, and mental and physical health outcomes in the Lothian Birth Cohort 1936. Transl Psychiatry 9, 248 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41398-019-0576-5

Option 2

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 * Epigenetics of depression


 * Article Evaluation
 * The content of this article is relevant to the topic and is written neutrally. There are many reputable sources, however, some claims require some citations. This subject is not related to one of Wikipedia's equity gaps, but is within the scope of WikiProject Genetics. The article's quality is C-rated, and is considered Mid-importance.


 * Sources
 * Chloe Farrell, Veronica O'Keane, Epigenetics and the glucocorticoid receptor: A review of the implications in depression, Psychiatry Research, Volume 242, 2016, Pages 349-356, ISSN 0165-1781, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychres.2016.06.022.
 * Nemoda, Z. and Szyf, M. (2017), Epigenetic Alterations and Prenatal Maternal Depression. Birth Defects Research, 109: 888-897. https://doi.org/10.1002/bdr2.1081

Option 3

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 * Epigenetics of neurodegenerative diseases


 * Article Evaluation
 * The content of this article is relevant to the topic and is written neutrally. There are a large sum of sources, but requires more medical references for verification or relies too heavily on primary sources. his subject is not related to one of Wikipedia's equity gaps, but is within the scope of WikiProject Medicine. The article's quality is C-rated, but is considered Low-importance. One editor in the Talk page noted that the article "needs much more work".


 * Sources
 * Mario J. Bertogliat, Kahlilia C. Morris-Blanco, Raghu Vemuganti, Epigenetic mechanisms of neurodegenerative diseases and acute brain injury, Neurochemistry International, Volume 133, 2020, 104642, ISSN 0197-0186, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuint.2019.104642.
 * Prasad, R., & Jho, E. H. (2019). A concise review of human brain methylome during aging and neurodegenerative diseases. BMB reports, 52(10), 577–588. https://doi.org/10.5483/BMBRep.2019.52.10.215

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''' These are all good topics to go for, and it looks like you have a lot of really good sources here. '''

''' However, all of the existing articles on these topics are quite extensive. Most of what you have written here refers to rather minor updates to things like sources, whereas we are looking for substantial additions to articles. Write a little bit more here about specific substantial additions that you can make to these articles. '''

''' --Trevor '''