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The emerging role of epigenetics in pulmonary hypertension.
The European respiratory journal - 1 Sept 2016
Gamen Elisabetta, Seeger Werner, Pullamsetti Soni Savai
Abstract excerpt
Epigenetics is usually defined as the study of changes in phenotype and gene expression not related to sequence alterations, but rather the chemical modifications of DNA and of its associated chromatin proteins. These modifications can be acquired de novo, being inherited, and represent the way in which genome and environment interact. Recent evidence points to the involvement of epigenetic changes in the...
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