Epigenetic understanding of gene-environment interactions in psychiatric disorders: a new concept of clinical genetics

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Epigenetics is a mechanism that regulates gene expression independently of the underlying DNA sequence, relying instead on the chemical modification of DNA and histone proteins. Although environmental and genetic factors were thought to be independently associate...

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Main Authors: Kubota Takeo, Miyake Kunio, Hirasawa Takae
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-01-01
Series:Clinical Epigenetics
Online Access:http://www.clinicalepigeneticsjournal.com/content/4/1/1