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Changes to genes found in IBS
Research abstract: Background: Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a stress-sensitive disorder. Environmental factors including stress can trigger epigenetic changes, which have not been well-studied in IBS. We performed a pilot study investigating genome-wide DNA methylation of IBS patients and healthy … Continue reading
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Tagged DNA methylation, epigenetics, gene modification, IBS, Irritable bowel syndrome, methylome
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The importance of understanding how our genes change
Extract from article by Cort Johnson: Epigenetics refers to the changes in sites in our DNA that are susceptible to change over time which can modify the expression of our genes. Our genetic heritage, it turns out, only sets the … Continue reading
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Tagged Cort Johnson, DNA, epigenetics, gene expression, gene modification, Patrick O McGowan
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