Genomic Elements in Health, Disease and Evolution : Junk DNA /

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Felekkis, Kyriacos. (Editor), Voskarides, Konstantinos. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
Edition:1st ed. 2015.
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • MicroRNAs' function and role in evolution
  • MicroRNAs and disease
  • piRNAs: Transposon silencing and germ line development.-Long non-coding cRNAs
  • Unveiling transposable elements function to enrich knowledge for human physiology and disease pathogenesis
  • Copy number variation in human health, disease and evolution
  • Mini- and micro-satellite markers in health, disease and evolution
  • Intron biology, focusing on group II introns, the ancestors of spliceosomal introns
  • Centromeres in health, disease and evolution
  • Structure and functions of telomeres in organismal homeostasis and disease
  • Proximal regulatory elements with emphasis on CpG rich regions
  • Genomic analysis through high-throughput sequencing.