Epigenetic Alterations in Oncogenesis /

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Otros Autores: Karpf, Adam R. (Editor )
Formato: eBook
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
Edición:1st ed. 2013.
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Preface
  • Section I: Epigenetic Marks and Mechanisms
  • DNA methyltransferases (DNMTs), DNA damage repair, and cancer
  • DNA hypomethylation and hemimethylation in cancer
  • Ten Eleven Translocation (TET) Enzymes and 5-hydroxymethylation in Mammalian Development and Cancer
  • Altered histone modifications in cancer
  • Nucleosome occupancy and gene regulation during tumorigenesis
  • Section II: The Impact of Epigenetic Alterations on Cancer Biology
  • Epigenetic regulation of miRNAs in cancer
  • DNA hypomethylation and activation of germline-specific genes in cancer
  • APC and DNA demethylation in cell fate specification and intestinal cancer
  • Epigenetic changes during cell transformation
  • Epigenetic reprogramming of mesenchymal stem cells
  • Section III: Clinical Implications and Analysis Methods
  • Environmental toxicants, epigenetics, and cancer
  • Blood derived DNA methylation markers of cancer risk
  • Epigenetic therapies in MDS and AML
  • Epigenetic targeting therapies to overcome chemotherapy resistance
  • Methods for cancer epigenome analysis
  • Index.