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HEREDITAS ›› 2005, Vol. 27 ›› Issue (3): 466-472.

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Progress of Research on Epigenetic and Human Disease

ZHANG Yong-Biao;CHU Jia-You   

  1. Department of Genetics, Institute of Medical Biology, Peking Union Medical College, Kunming 650118, China
  • Received:2004-06-30 Revised:2004-08-04 Online:2005-06-10 Published:2005-06-10
  • Contact: CHU Jia-You

Abstract: In the past few fears, there has been a nascent convergence of scientific understanding of human disease with epigenetic. Identified epigenetic processes involved in human disease include chromatin remodeling, genomic imprinting, X chromosome inactivation, and noncoding RNAs regulation. These processes influence chromatin structure and thereby regulate gene expression on the chromosome level or a cluster of linked genes level. Deregulation of these processes result in lots of disease which are characterized by complex patterns of mutations and associated phenotypes affecting pre- and postnatal growth, development, and neurological function. Epigenetic diseases are illustrated by the array of multi-system disorders and neoplasias and investigations of these diseases have an impact on biomedical research and provide interesting models for functions and mechanisms of epigenetic gene control.

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