Epigenetics: A paradigm shift in Understanding Alzheimer's Disease

Current Alzheimer Research

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 525-526

  Zawia, N H ^a   Lahiri, D K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

5 HYDROXYMETHYLCYTOSINE; DNA METHYLTRANSFERASE 3B; LEAD;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; BRAIN LEVEL; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; DNA METHYLATION; EDITORIAL; EPIGENETICS; FAMILIAL ALZHEIMER DISEASE; FAMILIAL DISEASE; GENE ACTIVATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE INACTIVATION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HUMAN; LONG TERM POTENTIATION; NEUROPATHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; TISSUE SPECIFICITY;

EID: 84861145892     PISSN: 15672050     EISSN: 18755828     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/156720512800617973     Document Type: Editorial

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