Roach H.I., Bronner F. Epigenetic Aspects of Chronic Diseases

Monograph, Hampshire: Springer, 2011. - 236 p. — ISBN: 978-1-84882-643-4.Epigenetics and Chronic Diseases: An Overview.- Techniques to Study DNA Methylation and Histone Modification.- Mechanisms of Epigenetic Gene Silencing.- Mechanisms of Epigenetic Gene Activation in Disease: Dynamics of DNA Methylation and Demethylation.- The Role of Histone Demethylases in Disease.- Autoimmune Diseases.- Epigenetics of Rheumatoid Arthritis.- DNA Methylation Changes in Osteoarthritis.- Epigenetics and Type 2 Diabetes.- Epigenetic Regulation of Asthma and Allergic Diseases.- Epigenetics in Psychiatry.- Epigenetics and Late-Onset Alzheimer’s Disease.- Epigenetic Mechanisms in the Developmental Origins of Adult Disease.- Targeting Histone Deacetylases in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.- Clinical Trials of Epigenetic Modifiers in the Treatment of Myelodysplastic Syndrome.