
Epigenetics and Cancer, Part A
Description
Key Features
- Explores the latest topics in neural circuits and behavior research in zebrafish, drosophila, C.elegans, and mouse models
- Includes methods for testing with ethical, legal, and social implications
- Critically analyzes future prospects
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Table of Contents
- Introduction, objectives of the book
- DNA methylation and cancer
- Histone modifications and cancer
- Epigenetics and miRNAs in human cancer
- Interplay between different epigenetic mechanisms
- Genomic imprinting and cancer
- Epigenetic code and stem cells
- Inheritance of epigenetic aberrations (constitutional epimutations) in cancer susceptibility
- Cancer epigenome
- Identification of driver methylation by epigenomic analysis
- Epigenetic driver of genetic alterations
- DNA demethylating agents and epigenetic therapy of cancer
- Histone modification therapy of cancer
Zdenko Herceg and Toshikazu Ushijima
Section I. Basic epigenetic mechanisms in the regulation of critical cellular processes
Manel Esteller
Zdenko Herceg
George A Calin
Rabih Murr
Section II. Epigenetic events underlying biological phenomena
Eamonn Maher
Yasuhiro Yamada
Megan Hitchins
Section III. Cancer epigenome
Stephan Beck
Gerd Pfeifer
Minoru Toyota
Section VI. Epigenetic therapy and epigenetic drugs
Mani Samson and Zdenko Herceg
Severio Minucci
Product details
- No. of pages: 394
- Language: English
- Copyright: © Academic Press 2010
- Published: October 14, 2010
- Imprint: Academic Press
- eBook ISBN: 9780123808677
About the Serial Volume Editors
Zdenko Herceg
Toshikazu Ushijima
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