Dynamics of DNA methylation in aging and Alzheimer's disease

DNA and Cell Biology

Volumn 31, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2012, Pages

  Irier, Hasan A ^a   Jin, Peng ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

5 HYDROXYMETHYLCYTOSINE; 5 METHYLCYTOSINE; AMYLOID PRECURSOR PROTEIN; ATAXIN 1; DNA METHYLTRANSFERASE 1; DNA METHYLTRANSFERASE 3A; GENOMIC DNA; METHYL CPG BINDING PROTEIN 2; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; PRESENILIN 1; PRESENILIN 2;

AGING; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ANGIOGENESIS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CEREBELLUM; CPG ISLAND; DNA BASE COMPOSITION; DNA DAMAGE; DNA METHYLATION; DNA REPAIR; DNA SEQUENCE; EMBRYONIC STEM CELL; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EPIGENETICS; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE MUTATION; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; HIPPOCAMPUS; HISTONE MODIFICATION; HUMAN; LEARNING; MEMORY; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NERVE DEGENERATION; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETT SYNDROME; REVIEW;

5-METHYLCYTOSINE; AGING; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ANIMALS; CYTOSINE; DNA; DNA METHYLATION; HUMANS; NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES;

EID: 84864457997     PISSN: 10445498     EISSN: 15577430     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/dna.2011.1565     Document Type: Review

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