Epigenetic changes in response to Tai Chi practice: A pilot investigation of DNA methylation marks

Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Volumn 2012, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Ren, Hua ^a   Collins, Veronica ^a   Clarke, Sandy J ^b   Han, Jin Song ^c   Lam, Paul ^d   Clay, Fiona ^a   Williamson, Lara M ^a   Andy Choo, K H ^a,b  

^a ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c Tai Chi Australia   (Australia)

^d Tai Chi for Health Institute   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; DINUCLEOTIDE; DNA; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR ALPHA; EXCISION REPAIR CROSS COMPLEMENTING PROTEIN 1; GLUCOSE 6 PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE; RAD50 PROTEIN; WERNER SYNDROME PROTEIN;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHROMOSOME 17; CHROMOSOME 19; CHROMOSOME 5; CHROMOSOME 6; CHROMOSOME 8; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CPG ISLAND; DNA METHYLATION; EPIGENETICS; FEMALE; GENE LOCATION; GENE LOCUS; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOKING; TAI CHI; X CHROMOSOME;

EID: 84863711532     PISSN: 1741427X     EISSN: 17414288     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2012/841810     Document Type: Article

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