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Cytoplasmic epigenetics inheritance by cytoplasmic continuity /

“…Biomedical & life sciences collection. Epigenetics : concepts, theories, paradigms and mechanisms.…”
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Epigenetics and inheritance

Table of Contents: “…Contents: Definition of epigenetics -- Epigenetics and stem cell biology -- Mechanisms of inheritable epigenetics -- Examples of the epigenetic code -- Genomic imprinting -- Imprinting as a paradigm for epigenetic gene regulation and inheritance -- Developmental Origins of Health and Disease (DOHaD) definition -- Dutch hunger winter as an example of DOHaD -- IVF as a potential example of DOHaD -- IVF technology and imprinting disorders.…”
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Asthma an epidemic caused by epigenetics? /

Table of Contents: “…Contents: Genetic and biological determinants of diseases influenced by the environment -- Epigenetics -- Epigenetic mechanisms can be influenced by environmental exposures and aging -- Histone modifications and innate immunity -- Asthma is a major public health problem -- Epigenetics and airway immunology -- DNA methylation changes and asthma -- Runx3 and airway disease -- In utero folate supplementation and asthma -- Sib pair asthma study -- preliminary analysis -- Global methylation patterns: asthmatics vs. nonasthmatics -- Hypomethylation of GATA3 or MUC5B is associated with asthma in concordant sib pairs -- Hypermethylation of NOS2 is associated with concordant asthma -- Asthma: an epidemic caused by epigenetics?…”
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Epigenetic pharmaceuticals used in the clinic

Table of Contents: “…Contents: Epigenetic drugs in chemotherapy -- Selecting patients for epigenetic therapy -- Side effects of epigenetic agents -- Unique therapeutic mechanisms of epigenetic treatments -- How is epigenetic therapy applied? …”
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Drug metabolism in liver disease

Table of Contents: “…Contents: Drug metabolism -- Liver disease and drug clearance -- Mechanistic explanations -- Intact hepatocyte hypothesis -- Sequential progressive model of liver disease -- Liver disease etiology -- Liver disease severity -- Epigenetics -- Biomarkers.…”
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