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Epigenetics in biology and medicine
- Title
- Epigenetics in biology and medicine / edited by Manel Esteller.
- Publication
- Boca Raton : CRC Press, [2009], ©2009.
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- Additional Authors
- Esteller, Manel.
- Description
- xii, 297 pages, 4 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color); 25 cm
- Summary
- "Anomalous epigenetic patterns touch many areas of study including biomedical, scientific, and industrial. With perspectives from international experts, this resource offers an all-inclusive overview of epigenetics, which bridge DNA information and function by regulating gene expression without modifying the DNA sequence itself."--BOOK JACKET.
- Subjects
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- Ch. 1. An Introduction to Epigenetics / Manel Esteller -- Ch. 2. Epigenetics and Cancer: DNA Methylation / Santiago Ropero and Manel Esteller -- Ch. 3. Epigenetics and Cancer: Histone Modifications / Mario F. Fraga and Manel Esteller -- Ch. 4. Epigenetic Drugs: DNA Demethylating Agents / Ehab Atallah and Guillermo Garcia-Manero -- Ch. 5. Epigenetic Drugs: Histone Deacetylase Inhibitors / Melissa Peart and Ricky W. Johnstone -- Ch. 6. Sirtuins in Biology and Disease / Alejandro Vaquero and Danny Reinberg -- Ch. 7. microRNAs in Cell Biology and Diseases / Muller Fabbri, Carlo M. Croce and George A. Calin -- Ch. 8. Chromatin Modifications by Polycornb Complexes / Miguel Vidal -- Ch. 9. Epigenetics and its Genetic Syndromes / Richard J. Gibbons -- Ch. 10. Epigenetics and Immunity / Esteban Ballestar and Bruce Richardson -- Ch. 11. Etiology of Major Psychosis: Why Do We Need Epigenetics? / Gabriel Oh and Arturas Petronis -- Ch. 12. Epigenetics and Cardiovascular Disease / Gertrud Lund and Silvio Zaina -- Ch. 13. Plant Epigenetics / Monica Meijon, Luis Yalledor, Jose Luis Rodriguez, Rodrigo Hasbun, Estrella Santamaria, Isabel Feito, Maria Jesus Canal, Maria Berdasco, Mario F. Fraga and Roberto Rodriguez -- Ch. 14. Epigenetics, Environment, and Evolution / Douglas M. Ruden, Parsa Rasouli and Xiangyi Lu -- Ch. 15. Epigenetics and Epigenomics / Jose Ignacio Martin-Subero and Reiner Siebert.
- ISBN
- 9780849372896 (hardcover : alk. paper)
- 0849372895 (hardcover : alk. paper)
- LCCN
- 2008014629
- OCLC
- ocn219262996
- 219262996
- SCSB-8858301
- Owning Institutions
- Columbia University Libraries