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Personalized Epigenetics

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Author:   Trygve O. Tollefsbol (Distinguished Professor of Biology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, AL, USA)
Publisher:   Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc
Imprint:   Academic Press Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 3.00cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   1.090kg
ISBN:  

9780124201354

ISBN 10:   0124201350
Pages:   610
Publication Date:   29 July 2015
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Replaced By:   9780443238024
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Section I: Overview 1. Epigenetics of Personalized Medicine Section II: Epigenetic Variations Among Individuals 2. Inter-individual Variability of DNA Methylation 3. Differences in Histone Modifications Between Individuals 4. Individual Noncoding RNA Variations: Their Role in Shaping and Maintaining the Epigenetic Landscape 5. Personalized Epigenetics: Analysis and Interpretation of DNA Methylation Variation Section III: Bioinformatics of Personalized Epigenetics 6. Computational Methods in Epigenetics Section IV: Diagnostic and Prognostic Epigenetic Approaches to Personalized Medicine 7. Epigenetic Biomarkers in Personalized Medicine 8. Epigenetic ‘Fingerprint’ 9. Epigenetics of Personalized Toxicology Section V: Environmental Personalized Epigenetics 10. Environmental Contaminants and their Impacts on the Epigenome 11. Nutriepigenomics: Personalized Nutrition Meets Epigenetics Section VI. Pharmacology and Drug Development of Personalized Epigenetics 12. Personalized Pharmacoepigenomics 13. Personalized Medicine and Epigenetic Drug Development Section VII: Personalized Epigenetics of Disorders and Disease Management 14. Epigenetics and Personalized Pain Management 15. Understanding Inter-individual Epigenetic Variations in Obesity and its Management 16. Epigenetic Modification of miRNAs in Cancer 17. Managing Autoimmune Disorders Through Personalized Epigenetic Approaches 18. Cardiovascular Diseases and Personalized Epigenetics Section VIII: Challenges and Future Directions 19. Future Challenges and Prospects for Personalized Epigenetics

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Dr. Tollefsbol is a Distinguished Professor at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. He holds doctorates in molecular biology and osteopathic medicine, trained with National Academy of Science members and has over 200 peer-reviewed publications. Reports highlighting the translatability to the lay public of the discoveries made in his laboratory have appeared in international media representing >50 million readers. Dr. Tollefsbol has been featured as an Investigator in the Spotlight by the NIH as well as a Scientist in the Spotlight by ScienceNow. He is an Associate Editor for Frontiers in Genetics, a contributor to Lewin’s GENES classic textbook and Lead Editor for Elsevier’s Translational Epigenetics Series. Dr. Tollefsbol has been named a “Highly Ranked Scholar” worldwide (ScholarGPS). He has been invited for numerous endowed keynote presentations, his research has been highlighted in eScience News and ScienceDaily and he has published 20 scholarly books on topics related to his research.

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