Epigenetic modifications as new targets for liver disease therapies

Journal of Hepatology

Volumn 59, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1349-1353

  Zeybel, Müjdat ^a   Mann, Derek A ^a   Mann, Jelena ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chromatin; Epigenetic modifications; Liver disease; microRNA

Indexed keywords

BINDING PROTEIN; GENOMIC DNA; HISTONE DEACETYLASE; KRUPPEL LIKE FACTOR 6; MICRORNA 122; MIRAVIRSEN; TRANSCRIPTOME; UNTRANSLATED RNA;

ADENOSINE DIPHOSPHATE RIBOSYLATION; ARTICLE; CHROMATIN STRUCTURE; CYTOPLASM; DNA BINDING; DNA METHYLATION; DNA MODIFICATION; EPIGENETICS; GENETIC REGULATION; HISTONE MODIFICATION; HUMAN; LIVER DISEASE; NONALCOHOLIC FATTY LIVER; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; TREATMENT PLANNING; VIRUS REPLICATION;

CHROMATIN; EPIGENETIC MODIFICATIONS; LIVER DISEASE; MICRORNA;

DNA METHYLATION; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; HISTONES; HUMANS; LIVER DISEASES; MICRORNAS; RNA, UNTRANSLATED;

EID: 84887999753     PISSN: 01688278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhep.2013.05.039     Document Type: Note

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