Epigenetics and Common Non Communicable Disease

Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology
Mohammad Amin TabatabaiefarSina Narrei

Abstract

Common Non communicable diseases (NCDs), such as cardiovascular disease, cancer, schizophrenia, and diabetes, have become the major cause of death in the world. They result from an interaction between genetics, lifestyle and environmental factors. The prevalence of NCDs are increasing, and researchers hopes to find efficient strategies to predict, prevent and treat them. Given the role of epigenome in the etiology of NCDs, insight into epigenetic mechanisms may offer opportunities to predict, detect, and prevent disease long before its clinical onset.Epigenetic alterations are exerted through several mechanisms including: chromatin modification, DNA methylation and controlling gene expression by non-coding RNAs (ncRNAs). In this chapter, we will discuss about NCDs, with focus on cancer, diabetes and schizophrenia. Different epigenetic mechanisms, categorized into two main groups DNA methylation and chromatin modifications and non-coding RNAs, will be separately discussed for these NCDs.

Citations

Apr 1, 2021·The Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry·Tori ShockKristina Martinez-Guryn
Sep 23, 2021·Genetic Testing and Molecular Biomarkers·Roshanak S SajjadiMohammad Amin Tabatabaiefar

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