Epigenetic information from cervical smear samples could help detect ovarian and breast cancer
Cells in cervical smear test samples could be used as an indicator for breast and ovarian cancer, and show promise as tools for monitoring cancer risk...
The biochemical process by which methyl groups are added to another chemical group or molecule. Methylation of DNA at specific locations in the sequence is a form of epigenetic regulation.
Cells in cervical smear test samples could be used as an indicator for breast and ovarian cancer, and show promise as tools for monitoring cancer risk...
Identical twins carry a unique epigenetic signature on their DNA, providing potential clues as to how and why identical twinning occurs...
by Purvi Shah
Researchers in Japan have successfully demonstrated the development of functional sperm cells that developed into fertile offspring from pluripotent embryonic stem cells, in mice...
Germline cells seem to reset their biological clocks around the time of embryo implantation, not when generating gametes, as previously thought...
Machine learning has been used to predict whether certain epigenetic changes are likely to lead to cancer...
New research suggests mutations in multiple DNA repair genes can determine how well ovarian cancer patients will respond to the PARP inhibitor, rucaparib...
Newborns conceived via IVF appear to have lower levels of DNA methylation at certain regions of DNA, when compared to newborns conceived without IVF...
Reversible genome-wide epigenetic editing may be possible with a new approach using cellular memory to silence gene expression...
A novel body clock has been developed which can predict our brain's age and how prone we are to dementia...
Women with endometriosis may have epigenetic differences in uterine cells compared to women without the disease...
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