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Cancer, autism, and their epigenetic roots / K. John Morrow, Jr.

Morrow, John, 1938- author.
2014
RB155.5 .M677 2014eb
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Title
Cancer, autism, and their epigenetic roots / K. John Morrow, Jr.
Author
Morrow, John, 1938- author.
ISBN
9781476615639 (electronic book)
9780786479207
Published
Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, 2014.
Copyright
©2014
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (vii, 222 pages).
Call Number
RB155.5 .M677 2014eb
Dewey Decimal Classification
616/.042
Summary
"This book considers the branch of heredity known as "Epigenetics" and its implications for a variety of diseases in humans and animals. After background information on the growth in understanding genetics, and discussions of the molecular mechanisms of the epigenetic control of gene expression, the book moves into the evidence connecting genetics to a range of significant illnesses"--Provided by publisher.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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McFarland health topics.
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Cancer, autism, and their epigenetic roots.
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The long winding road to the long neck
Genes : the hardware and the software
Mutations and epimutations
Epigenetics : what makes it unique?
Epigenetics and cancer : do we really want to know what's out there?
Epigenetics and diabetes : more grim news
Alzheimer's disease and epigenetics : castles in the sand
A basket of mental disorders
Epigenetics and autism : the queen of the night
Epigenetic exercise : just do it
Aging : the end game
Epigenetics to the ends of the earth
Why should you care about epigenetics?
Pulling it all together
The way forward
Epilogue : concluding thoughts on the 40-year-old mystery.

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