Epigenetics: molecular mechanisms and implications for disease.

Epigenetics is rising to prominence in biology as a mechanism by which environmental factors have intermediate-term effects on gene expression without changing the underlying genetic sequence. This can occur through the selective methylation of DNA bases and modification of histones. There are wide-...

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Autori principali: Handel, A, Ebers, G, Ramagopalan, S
Natura: Journal article
Lingua:English
Pubblicazione: 2010