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Alcohol effects on the epigenome in the germline: Role in the inheritance of alcohol-related pathology.
Alcohol (Fayetteville, N.Y.) - 1 May 2017
Chastain Lucy G, Sarkar Dipak K
Abstract excerpt
Excessive alcohol exposure has severe health consequences, and clinical and animal studies have demonstrated that disruptions in the epigenome of somatic cells, such as those in brain, are an important factor in the development of alcohol-related pathologies, such as alcohol-use disorders (AUDs) and fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASDs). It is also well known that alcohol-related health problems are passed...
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