Asthma [electronic resource] : an epidemic caused by epigenetics? / David A. Schwartz.
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FilmSeries: Henry Stewart talksBiomedical & life sciences collection. Advances in asthma: Publisher: London : Henry Stewart Talks, 2011Description: 1 online resource (1 streaming video file (35 min.) : color, sound)Subject(s): Asthma -- Environmental aspects | Asthma -- Genetic aspects | Asthma -- etiology | Asthma -- genetics | Environment | EpigenomicsOnline resources: Click here to access online | Series Animated audio-visual presentation with synchronized narration.
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Contents: Genetic and biological determinants of diseases influenced by the environment -- Epigenetics -- Epigenetic mechanisms can be influenced by environmental exposures and aging -- Histone modifications and innate immunity -- Asthma is a major public health problem -- Epigenetics and airway immunology -- DNA methylation changes and asthma -- Runx3 and airway disease -- In utero folate supplementation and asthma -- Sib pair asthma study -- preliminary analysis -- Global methylation patterns: asthmatics vs. nonasthmatics -- Hypomethylation of GATA3 or MUC5B is associated with asthma in concordant sib pairs -- Hypermethylation of NOS2 is associated with concordant asthma -- Asthma: an epidemic caused by epigenetics?
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