Cancer, autism, and their epigenetic roots

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Cancer, autism, and their epigenetic roots

"This book considers the branch of heredity known as "Epigenetics" and its implications for a variety of diseases in humans and animals. After background information on the growth in understanding genetics, and discussions of the molecular mechanisms of the epigenetic control of gene expression, the book moves into the evidence connecting genetics to a range of significant illnesses"--Provided by publisher.

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English
Pages
222

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Cancer, autism, and their epigenetic roots
2014
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Table of Contents

The long winding road to the long neck
Genes : the hardware and the software
Mutations and epimutations
Epigenetics : what makes it unique?
Epigenetics and cancer : do we really want to know what's out there?
Epigenetics and diabetes : more grim news
Alzheimer's disease and epigenetics : castles in the sand
A basket of mental disorders
Epigenetics and autism : the queen of the night
Epigenetic exercise : just do it
Aging : the end game
Epigenetics to the ends of the earth
Why should you care about epigenetics?
Pulling it all together
The way forward
Epilogue : concluding thoughts on the 40-year-old mystery.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-210) and index.

Series
McFarland health topics, McFarland health topics

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
616/.042
Library of Congress
RB155.5 .M67 2014, RB155.5

The Physical Object

Pagination
vii, 222 pages
Number of pages
222

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL27163315M
Internet Archive
cancerautismthei0000morr
ISBN 10
0786479205
ISBN 13
9780786479207
LCCN
2014016719
OCLC/WorldCat
864097059

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