Neuroepigenetic mechanisms in disease

Abstract Epigenetics allows for the inheritance of information in cellular lineages during differentiation, independent of changes to the underlying genetic sequence. This raises the question of whether epigenetic mechanisms also function in post-mitotic neurons. During the long life of the neuron,...

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Main Authors: Michael A. Christopher, Stephanie M. Kyle, David J. Katz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-10-01
Series:Epigenetics & Chromatin
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13072-017-0150-4