DNA methylation: a cause and consequence of type 2 diabetes
DNA methylation is a relatively stable epigenetic modification that can regulate and stabilize gene expression patterns and hence establish cell identity. Because metabolic intermediates are key factors of DNA methylation and demethylation, perturbations in metabolic homeostasis can trigger alterati...
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Language: | English |
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BioMed Central
2019-11-01
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Series: | Genomics & Informatics |
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Online Access: | http://genominfo.org/upload/pdf/gi-2019-17-4-e38.pdf |