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epigenetic

[¦ep·ə·jə¦ned·ik]
(geology)
Produced or formed at or near the surface of the earth.
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According to the authors, epigenetic age acceleration is a DNA methylation-based marker of fast biological ageing, and it is associated with modifiable lifestyle factors.
Sleep-disordered breathing linked to age acceleration: Study
Monash BDI's Partha Pratim Das said TAF5L and TAF6L were discovered in a CRISPR-Cas9 loss-of -function genetic screen aimed at finding epigenetic regulators from among 323 epigenetic genes and at establishing how these controlled the embryonic stem cell state.
Two Proteins Found To Maintain Self-Renewal In Embryonic Stem Cells
In her journey to find relief and the source of her pain, Sicherman stumbles across epigenetics, a relatively new scientific discovery that helps explain such suffering.
IMPRINT: A Memoir of Trauma in the Third Generation
The epigenetic changes in AD happen primarily in the later stages, when patients are unable to retain recently learned information and exhibit the most dramatic cognitive decline, Yan said.
Restoring Memory Function in Alzheimer's?
The epigenetic clock is more accurate the younger a person is.
Want to know when you're going to die? Your life span is written in your DNA, and we're learning to read the code
For the study, published in the journal Translational Psychiatry, the research team compared the IQ test results of nearly 1,500 adolescents with epigenetic modifications.
Environment may affect intelligence genes in humans: Study
Study findings establish a link between early embryonic epigenetic development and adult disease.
Identical twins shared molecular similarity influences their biological characteristics
Thus, the fundamental lesion at the root of this pathological process must be one that causes a general disturbance of the chromatin pattern and it has been proposed that this results from a failure to preserve the epigenetic markers during DNA replication [7].
Epimutation and Cancer: Carcinogenesis Viewed as Error-Prone Inheritance of Epigenetic Information
The regulatory mechanisms of 5-hmC in the metabolic pathways have been acknowledged to serve as the intermediate in the DNA demethylation process as well as the stable and independent marker to regulate gene expression by altering the epigenetic landscapes.
Noncoding RNAs and Base Modifications: Epigenomic Players Implicated in Neurological Disorders and Tumorigenesis
In this scenario, growing interest has focused on epigenetic properties of hAFSCs in order to identify new markers of stemness, self-renewal, and differentiation.
The Impact of Epigenetic Signatures on Amniotic Fluid Stem Cell Fate
This is because research efforts are beginning to tap the wealth of significant and disease-driving information in DNA methylation and long noncoding RNA and in the complex and disease-influencing area of epigenetic modifications.
Epigenetic Biomarkers in Cancer
The acquisition adds Epiontis's unique epigenetic technology and expertise to Precision's robust suite of immune monitoring services for clinical trials, bringing additional value and capabilities to clients.
Precision for Medicine Acquires Immune Monitoring, Epigenetic Technology Provider Epiontis

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