218 citations
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September 2012 in “Gastroenterology” This review discusses the role of epigenetics in colorectal cancer and explains how changes like DNA methylation impact tumor development, but it reports no new results.
179 citations
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July 2016 in “Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology” This review examines how epigenetic dysregulation affects adult stem cell function, noting that impacts range from minor to serious disruptions in tissue homeostasis and potential cancer development.
112 citations
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January 2004 in “The International journal of developmental biology” This study found that feather patterning is primarily self-organizing and dynamic, relying on both genetic and epigenetic controls, with implications for similar processes like fingerprints and pigmentation.
48 citations
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September 2011 in “British Journal of Dermatology” This study found that DNA methylation and histone modification status were altered in peripheral blood mononuclear cells of patients with alopecia areata, suggesting these changes may contribute to the disease's pathological immune responses.
39 citations
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January 2016 in “PubMed” This review discusses the role of epidermal differentiation complex genes and epigenetic mechanisms in skin development and certain diseases, emphasizing their potential for improving drug development and delivery systems but provides no new experimental results.