Epigenetics and Vascular Diseases: Influence of Non-coding RNAs and Their Clinical Implications
Epigenetics refers to heritable mechanisms able to modulate gene expression that do not involve alteration of the genomic DNA sequence. Classically, mechanisms such as DNA methylation and histone modifications were part of this classification. Today, this field of study has been expanded and include...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2017-04-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine |
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Online Access: | http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fcvm.2017.00026/full |