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Review: Epigenetic mechanisms in ocular disease.
Molecular vision - 1 Jan 2013
He Shikun, Li Xiaohua, Chan Nymph, Hinton David R
Abstract excerpt
Epigenetics has become an increasingly important area of biomedical research. Increasing evidence shows that epigenetic alterations influence common pathologic responses including inflammation, ischemia, neoplasia, aging, and neurodegeneration. Importantly, epigenetic mechanisms may have a pathogenic role in many complex eye diseases such as corneal dystrophy, cataract, glaucoma, diabetic retinopathy, ocular...
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