Epigenetics and Autoimmune Diseases
Epigenetics is defined as the study of all inheritable and potentially reversible changes in genome function that do not alter the nucleotide sequence within the DNA. Epigenetic mechanisms such as DNA methylation, histone modification, nucleosome positioning, and microRNAs (miRNAs) are essential to...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Hindawi Limited
2012-01-01
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Series: | Autoimmune Diseases |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/593720 |