Epigenetics : mechanisms, functions and human effects / Balázs Pintér and Zsolt Mészáros, editors. - New York : Nova Science Publishers, c2010. - xiii, 303 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 26 cm. - Genetics--research and issues series . - Genetics--research and issues series .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Techniques in cancer epigenetics / Michele Cummings and Laura Smith -- Melatonin : epigenetic mechanisms in cancer inhibition / Ahmet Korkmaz and Russel J. Reiter -- The epigenetic (re)programming of phenotypic differences in behavior / Patrick O. McGowan, Michael J. Meaney and Moshe Szyf -- Role of H3 phosphorylation in different biological processes in normal and disease states / Geneviève P. Delcuve, Paula S. Espino and James R. Davie -- The role of DNA methylation in colorectal cancer / Ivana Fridrichova -- Epigenetic clues to arthritic diseases / Helmtrud I. Roach and Emma L. Williams -- Evolution of the Fpg/Nei family of DNA glycosylases / Dorothy E. Pumo ... [et al.] -- The clinical and etiological relevance of MLH1 promoter hypermethylation in ovarian tumors / Tuya Pal and O. Thomas Mueller -- Epigenetic role in longevity echoes conserved stress survival strategies / Joan Smith Sonneborn -- Epigenetics and neurodegeneration : a connection overlooked / Sueli C.F. Marques, Clâaudia M.F. Pereira and Tiago F. Outeiro -- DNA methylation changed by 5-azacytidine can affect normal fetal and placental development / Ljiljana Serman ... [et al.] -- Epigenetic analysis in breast cancer progression / Frank A. Orlando, Lisa M. Dyer and Kevin D. Brown -- Cancer epigenetics / Frank A. Orlando, Berna Demircan and Kevin D. Brown.

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Cancer--Etiology.
Cancer--Genetic aspects.
Epigenesis.

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