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Epigenome mapping in normal and disease States.
Circulation research - 6 Aug 2010
Maunakea Alika K, Chepelev Iouri, Zhao Keji
Abstract excerpt
Epigenomes are comprised, in part, of all genome-wide chromatin modifications, including DNA methylation and histone modifications. Unlike the genome, epigenomes are dynamic during development and differentiation to establish and maintain cell type-specific gene expression states that underlie cellular identity and function. Chromatin modifications are particularly labile, providing a mechanism for organisms to...
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