Epigenetic regulation in Parkinson’s disease

Acta Neuropathologica

Volumn 132, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 515-530

  Labbé, Catherine ^a   Lorenzo Betancor, Oswaldo ^a   Ross, Owen A ^a  

^a MAYO GRADUATE SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Acetylation; Epigenetics; Histones; Methylation; Parkinson s disease; RNA based epigenetic mechanisms

Indexed keywords

1,2,3,6 TETRAHYDRO 1 METHYL 4 PHENYLPYRIDINE; 4 PHENYLBUTYRIC ACID; ALPHA SYNUCLEIN; ANACARDIC ACID; APICIDIN; BUTYRIC ACID; CURCUMIN; DIELDRIN; ENTINOSTAT; HISTONE DEACETYLASE INHIBITOR; K 560; LEVODOPA; METHAMPHETAMINE; MICRORNA; NEUROTOXIN; PARAQUAT; RGFP 109; ROTENONE; TRICHOSTATIN A; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UROCORTIN; VALPROIC ACID; VORINOSTAT;

CHROMATIN ASSEMBLY AND DISASSEMBLY; DNA METHYLATION; EPIGENETICS; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE REGULATORY NETWORK; GENETIC REGULATION; GENOME; HISTONE MODIFICATION; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PARKINSON DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; ANIMAL; GENETIC EPIGENESIS; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETICS; GENOME-WIDE ASSOCIATION STUDY; METABOLISM;

ANIMALS; DNA METHYLATION; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENOME-WIDE ASSOCIATION STUDY; HUMANS; PARKINSON DISEASE;

EID: 84976351592     PISSN: 00016322     EISSN: 14320533     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00401-016-1590-9     Document Type: Review

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