DNA Methylation: Basic Mechanisms and Advanced Concepts - Hardcover

 
9781632391490: DNA Methylation: Basic Mechanisms and Advanced Concepts
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 163239149X ISBN 13: 9781632391490
Publisher: Callisto Reference, 2015

Synopsis

This book presents an elucidative account on the mechanisms and fundamental concepts of DNA Methylation. Alterations in the normal DNA methylation processes can inflict serious results on embryonic growth and are related with congenital flaws, autoimmunity, aging and malignant transformation. The prime objective of this book is to deliver information about the significance of methylation process in human health and disease. This book encompasses the elementary mechanism of DNA and protein methylation, with emphasis on undergraduate and graduate biomedical students and researchers working in the field of epigenetics. It provides an account on background and latest information in the field of methylation. It also provides readers with both traditional and relevant recent developments in this field, indicating new pathways where questions remain unanswered.

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Publisher
Callisto Reference
Publication date
2015
Language
English
ISBN 10 
163239149X
ISBN 13 
9781632391490
Binding
Hardcover
Number of pages
310
Editor
Malcolm Billy