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Epigenomics in psychiatry.
Neuropsychobiology - 1 Jan 2009
Kato Tadafumi
Abstract excerpt
It is not known whether and how epigenetic factors contribute to the pathophysiology of mental disorders. As possible mechanisms, epimutations during embryogenesis, epigenetic memory of environmental effects, and the role of epigenetic gene regulation in the action mechanisms of treatment may be considered. To date, detection of DNA methylation differences between twins discordant for mental disorders, and DNA...
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