Epigenetics at the epicenter of modern medicine.

doi:10.1001/jama.299.11.1345

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Epigenetics at the epicenter of modern medicine.

JAMA - 19 Mar 2008

Feinberg Andrew P

Abstract excerpt

Epigenetics, the study of non-DNA sequence-related heredity, is at the epicenter of modern medicine because it can help to explain the relationship between an individual's genetic background, the environment, aging, and disease. It can do so because the epigenetic state varies among tissues and d...

Topics

Aging
Beckwith-Wiedemann Syndrome
Epigenesis, Genetic
Genetics, Medical
Genotype
Humans
Phenotype

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