Human agerelated cataracts: Epigenetic suppression of the nuclear factor erythroid 2related factor 2mediated antioxidant system

Molecular Medicine Reports

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 1442-1447

  Gao, Yunxia ^a   Yan, Ying ^a   Huang, Tingfen ^a  

^a LINYI PEOPLE'S HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

Agerelated cataract; Demethylation; Epigenetic; Kelchlike ECHassociated protein 1; Nuclear factor erythroid 2related factor 2

Indexed keywords

KEAP1 PROTEIN, HUMAN; SIGNAL PEPTIDE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR NRF2;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; CATARACT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DNA METHYLATION; DNA SEQUENCE; GENETIC EPIGENESIS; GENETICS; HUMAN; LENS; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; PROMOTER REGION; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CATARACT; DNA METHYLATION; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; HUMANS; INTRACELLULAR SIGNALING PEPTIDES AND PROTEINS; LENS, CRYSTALLINE; MIDDLE AGED; NF-E2-RELATED FACTOR 2; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84916221789     PISSN: 17912997     EISSN: 17913004     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3892/mmr.2014.2849     Document Type: Article

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