Epigenetics and human health [[electronic resource] ] : linking hereditary, environmental and nutritional aspects / / edited by Alexander G. Haslberger : co-edited by Sabine Cressler

• Pubblicazione: Weinheim, : Wiley-VCH, c2010
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (322 p.)
• Disciplina: 616.042
• Soggetto topico: Epigenesis; Health; Medical genetics; Genetic disorders; Environmental health
• Altri autori: HaslbergerAlexander
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Epigenetics and Human Health; Contents; Preface; List of Contributors; Part I: General Introduction; 1: The Research Program in Epigenetics: The Birth of a New Paradigm; 2: Interactions Between Nutrition and Health; 3: Epigenetics: Comments from an Ecologist; 4: Interaction of Hereditary and Epigenetic Mechanisms in the Regulation of Gene Expression; Part II: Hereditary Aspects; 5: Methylenetetrahydrofolate Reductase C677T and A 1298C Polymorphisms and Cancer Risk: A Review of the Published Meta-Analyses; 6: The Role of Biobanks for the Understanding of Gene-Environment Interactions ; 7: Case Studies on Epigenetic InheritancePart III: Environmental and Toxicological Aspects; 8: Genotoxic, Non-Genotoxic and Epigenetic Mechanisms in Chemical Hepatocarcinogenesis: Implications for Safety Evaluation; 9: Carcinogens in Foods: Occurrence, Modes of Action and Modulation of Human Risks by Genetic Factors and Dietary Constituents; Part IV: Nutritional Aspects; 10: From Molecular Nutrition to Nutritional Systems Biology; 11: Effects of Dietary Natural Compounds on DNA Methylation Related to Cancer Chemoprevention and Anticancer Epigenetic Therapy ; 12: Health Determinants Throughout the Life CyclePart V: Case Studies; 13: Viral Infections and Epigenetic Control Mechanisms; 14: Epigenetics Aspects in Gyneacology and Reproductive Medicine; 15: Epigenetics and Tumorigenesis; 16: Epigenetic Approaches in Oncology; 17: Epigenetic Dysregulation in Aging and Cancer; 18: The Impact of Genetic and Environmental Factors in Neurodegeneration: Emerging Role of Epigenetics; 19: Epigenetic Biomarkers in Neurodegenerative Disorders; 20: Epigenetic Mechanisms in Asthma; Part VI: Ways to Translate the Concept ; 21: Public Health Genomics-Integrating Genomics and Epigenetics into National and European Health Strategies and Policies22: Taking a First Step: Epigenetic Health and Responsibility; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: After first introducing the concept of epigenetics, this handbook and ready reference provides an overview of the main research on epigenetics. It adopts a multidisciplinary approach, involving molecular biology, molecular epidemiology and nutritional science, with a special focus of the book is on disease prevention and treatment. Of interest to all healthcare-related professionals as well as nutritionists, and the medical community focusing on disease prevention.
• Titolo autorizzato: Epigenetics and human health
• ISBN: 3-527-64475-X; 1-282-31319-3; 9786612313196; 3-527-62838-X; 3-527-62839-8
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910139771003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II