Epigenetics and the nervous system: epiphenomenon or missing piece of the neurotherapeutic puzzle?

The Lancet Neurology

Volumn 8, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 975-977

  Ratan, Rajiv R ^a,b  

^a BURKE MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HISTONE DEACETYLASE INHIBITOR; TRICHOSTATIN A; VORINOSTAT;

ACETYLATION; COFFIN LOWRY SYNDROME; DNA METHYLATION; EPIGENETICS; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC CODE; HUMAN; LETTER; NERVE DEGENERATION; NERVOUS SYSTEM; NEUROSCIENCE; PHENOTYPIC VARIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETT SYNDROME; RUBINSTEIN SYNDROME; UPREGULATION; GENETICS; NERVOUS SYSTEM FUNCTION; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NOTE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHENOTYPE; PHYSIOLOGY;

GENE EXPRESSION; GENETICS; HUMANS; NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; NERVOUS SYSTEM PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; PHENOTYPE;

EID: 70449730845     PISSN: 14744422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1474-4422(09)70276-5     Document Type: Letter

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