Environmental Epigenomics in Health and Disease - Epigenetics and Disease Origins (Hardcover, 2013 ed.)

There are now compelling human epidemiological and animal experimental data that indicate the risk of developing adult-onset complex diseases and neurological disorders are influenced by persistent epigenetic adaptations in response to prenatal and early postnatal exposures to environmental factors. Epigenetics refers to heritable changes in gene function that occur without a change in the sequence of the DNA. The main components of the epigenetic code are DNA methylation, histone modifications, and non-coding RNAs. The epigenetic programs are established as stem cell differentiate during embryogenesis, and they are normally faithfully reproduced during mitosis. Moreover, they can also be maintained during meiosis, resulting in epigenetic transgenerational disease inheritance, and also potentially introducing phenotypic variation that is selected for in the evolution of new species. The objective of this book is to provide evidence that environmental exposures during early development can alter the risk of developing medical conditions, such as asthma, autism, cancer, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, obesity, and schizophrenia later in life by modifying the epigenome.

General

Imprint:	Springer-Verlag
Country of origin:	Germany
Series:	Epigenetics and Human Health
Release date:	May 2013
First published:	2013
Editors:	Randy L Jirtle • Frederick L. Tyson
Dimensions:	235 x 155 x 23mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	302
Edition:	2013 ed.
ISBN-13:	978-3-642-23379-1
Categories:	Books > Medicine > Pre-clinical medicine: basic sciences > Medical genetics Books > Medicine > General issues > Public health & preventive medicine > Personal & public health > Environmental factors
LSN:	3-642-23379-1
Barcode:	9783642233791

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