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DNA Research
Research from B. Sadikovic and co-researchers provides new data on DNA research
March 13th, 2008
According to recent research published in the journal Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology, "Epigenetic alterations have emerged as a key mechanism involved in tumorigenesis. These disruptions are partly due to environmental factors that change normal DNA methylation patterns necessary for transcriptional regulation and chromatin compaction." "Microarray technologies are allowing environmentally susceptible epigenetic patterns to be mapped and the precise targets of environmentally induced alterations to be identified. Previously, we observed BaP-induced epigenetic events and cell cycle disruptions in breast cancer cell lines that included time- and...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2008-03-13)
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