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001 2014016719
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020 _a9780786479207
_q(softcover:
_qalkaline paper)
020 _a0786479205
_q(softcover:
_qalkaline paper)
020 _z9781476615639 (ebook)
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050 0 0 _aRB155.5
_b.M67 2014
060 1 0 _aQU 477
082 0 0 _a616/.042
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100 1 _aMorrow, John,
_d1938-
245 1 0 _aCancer, autism, and their epigenetic roots /
_cK. John Morrow, Jr.
264 1 _aJefferson, North Carolina :
_bMcFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers,
_c[2014]
264 4 _c©2014
300 _avii, 222 pages ;
_c23 cm.
336 _atext
_2rdacontent
337 _aunmediated
_2rdamedia
338 _avolume
_2rdacarrier
490 1 _aMcFarland health topics
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 _aThe 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.
520 _a"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.
650 0 _aEpigenesis.
650 0 _aAutism spectrum disorders
_xGenetics.
650 0 _aEpigenesis, Genetic.
830 0 _aMcFarland health topics.
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949 _aRB155.5 .M67 2014
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