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Epigenetics of human diseases and scope in future therapeutics
Monis B Shamsi1, Abdul S Firoz1, Syed N Imam2
1Center for Genetics & Inherited Diseases, Taibah University, Almadinah Almunawwarah, KSA.
Abstract:
Epigenetics is the study of nucleotide modifications that are heritable and act as regulatory mechanisms without changing the nucleotide sequence of the genome. Exogenous cues such as environment, lifestyle, nutrition, stress, and psychological factors affect epigenetic mechanisms. This mechanism is in concordance with the genetic information that plays an important role during prenatal and postnatal life of an individual. Recent epigenetic studies have revealed the potential of epigenetics in elucidating the mechanisms of different diseases. In this review, we discuss basic epigenetic mechanisms and their roles in health and disease. In addition, reported aberrations in epigenetic regulation for some common human diseases are described. Finally, we address some epigenetic approaches that have shown potential for targeted treatment of diseases.
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