Epigenetics and Complex Traits /

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Otros Autores: Naumova, Anna K. (Editor ), Greenwood, Celia M.T. (Editor )
Formato: eBook
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
Edición:1st ed. 2013.
Materias:
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Part I: Epigenetic phenomena in the germ line and early embryonic development and their effects on the inheritance of genetic traits
  • Epigenetic reprogramming in the mammalian germ line
  • Establishment of tissue-specific epigenetic states during development
  • X-chromosome Inactivation
  • Cis- and trans-effects underlying polar overdominance at the callipyge locus
  • Transgenerational epigenetic effects and complex inheritance patterns
  • Autosomal monoallelic expression
  • Part II: Epigenetic variation in health and disease
  • Recurrent CNVs in the etiology of epigenetic neurodevelopmental disorders
  • Impact of the early-life environment on the epigenome and behavioral development
  • Interaction between genetics and epigenetics in cancer
  • Part III: Impact of epigenetics on complex trait genetics and analysis
  • Epigenetic variation, phenotypic heritability, and evolution
  • Statistical Approaches for Detecting Transgenerational Genetic Effects in Humans
  • Transmission ratio distortion: a neglected phenomenon with many consequences in genetic analysis and population genetics
  • Epigenome Wide Association Studies: Potential insights into human disease
  • Analytical Considerations for Epigenome-wide Association Scans of Complex Traits
  • Index.                             .