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Author:   Steven Gray (Senior Clinical Scientist and Adjunct Assistant Professor, Thoracic Oncology Research Group, Trinity Centre for Health Sciences, St. James's Hospital, Dublin, Ireland)
Publisher:   Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc
Imprint:   Academic Press Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 19.10cm , Height: 4.30cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   1.720kg
ISBN:  

9780128002063

ISBN 10:   0128002069
Pages:   748
Publication Date:   24 August 2015
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Replaced By:   9780323913676
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

1. Introduction 2. DNA Methylation & Hydroxymethylation in Cancer 3. Writers, Readers, and Erasers of Epigenetic Marks 4. MicroRNAs and Cancer 5. Long Noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) and Cancer 6. Ribosomal RNA Methylation and Cancer 7. Mining the Epigenetic Landscape: Surface Mining or Deep Underground 8. Development of Epigenetic Targeted Therapies in Hematological Malignancies: From Serendipity to Synthetic Lethality 9. Epigenetic Therapy in Lung Cancer and Mesothelioma 10. Breast Cancer Epigenetics 11. Therapeutic Applications of the Prostate Cancer Epigenome 12. Liver Cancer (Hepatocellular Carcinoma) 13. Neuroblastoma 14. The Epigenetics of Medulloblastoma 15. Clinical Significance of Epigenetic Alterations in Glioblastoma 16. Esophageal Cancer 17. Nasopharyngeal Cancer 18. Nutritional Epigenetic Inhibitors in the Field of Cancer: New Avenues for Chemopreventive Approaches 19. Emerging Epigenetic Therapies – Lysine Methyltransferase/PRC Complex Inhibitors 20. Inhibitors of Jumonji C Domain Histone Demethylases 21. Emerging Epigenetic Therapies – Lysine Acetyltransferase Inhibitors 22. Emerging Epigenetic Therapies – Bromodomain Ligands 23. Clinical Trials 24. Genetic Intratumor Heterogeneity 25. Epigenetics Underpinning DNA Damage repair 26. Epigenetics of Cisplatin Resistance 27. Therapeutically Targeting Epigenetic Regulation of Cancer Stem Cells 28. Personalized Therapy – Chemosensitivity Testing 29. Personalized Therapy - Epigenetic Profiling as Predictors of Prognosis and Response

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...a helpful reference for researchers and medical professionals interested in epigenetics...contains many resources that may be useful for readers or guide them to technologies and areas of interest quickly. Score: 84 - 3 Stars --Doody's, Epigenetic Cancer Therapy

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Steven Gray is a Senior Clinical Scientist and Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Thoracic Oncology Research Group, Trinity Centre for Health Sciences at St. James's Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.

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