Epigenetics and Psychiatric Disorders
Journal of the Korean Society of Biological Psychiatry
;
: 243-253, 2008.
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in Korean
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-725122
ABSTRACT
In the post-genomic era, the mechanisms controlling activation of genes are thought to be more important. Gene-environment interactions are crucial in both development and treatment of psychiatric disorders as they are complex genetic disorders. Epigenetics is defined as a change of gene expression that occurs without a change of DNA sequence and can be heritable by certain mechanisms. Epigenetic changes play essential roles in control of gene activation. DNA methylation, chromatin remodeling and RNAi act as key mechanisms for epigenetic modifications of genes. Here, we review the basic mechanisms of epigenetics and discuss their potential involvement of human diseases, including psychiatric disorders.
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Main subject:
Base Sequence
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Gene Expression
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Transcriptional Activation
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DNA Methylation
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Chromatin Assembly and Disassembly
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Epigenomics
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Gene-Environment Interaction
Limits:
Humans
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Journal of the Korean Society of Biological Psychiatry
Year:
2008
Type:
Article
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