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Environmental Epigenomics in Health and Disease
Jirtle
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Description for Environmental Epigenomics in Health and Disease
Hardcover. This book shows how environmental exposures during early development can alter the risk of developing medical conditions, such as asthma, autism, cancer, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, obesity, and schizophrenia later in life by modifying the epigenome. Editor(s): Jirtle, Randy L.; Tyson, Frederick L. Series: Epigenetics and Human Health. Num Pages: 317 pages, 3 black & white tables, 1 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: MBNH2; MFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 159 x 23. Weight in Grams: 616.
There are now compelling human epidemiological and animal experimental data that indicate the risk of developing adult-onset complex diseases and neurological disorders are influenced by persistent epigenetic adaptations in response to prenatal and early postnatal exposures to environmental factors. Epigenetics refers to heritable changes in gene function that occur without a change in the sequence of the DNA. The main components of the epigenetic code are DNA methylation, histone modifications, and non-coding RNAs. The epigenetic programs are established as stem cell differentiate during embryogenesis, and they are normally faithfully reproduced during mitosis. Moreover, they can also be maintained during meiosis, ... Read more
There are now compelling human epidemiological and animal experimental data that indicate the risk of developing adult-onset complex diseases and neurological disorders are influenced by persistent epigenetic adaptations in response to prenatal and early postnatal exposures to environmental factors. Epigenetics refers to heritable changes in gene function that occur without a change in the sequence of the DNA. The main components of the epigenetic code are DNA methylation, histone modifications, and non-coding RNAs. The epigenetic programs are established as stem cell differentiate during embryogenesis, and they are normally faithfully reproduced during mitosis. Moreover, they can also be maintained during meiosis, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Number of pages
285
Condition
New
Series
Epigenetics and Human Health
Number of Pages
302
Place of Publication
Berlin, Germany
ISBN
9783642233791
SKU
V9783642233791
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