title: Epigenetic considerations in medicine.
abstract: Epigenetic modifications are gene regulatory mechanisms that allow rapid adaptation to the environment. These mitotically stable and meiotically heritable changes are sensitive to environmental conditions especially during developmental periods, and they are essential to understanding how information in the DNA sequence is utilized. Recent research in this area has led to excitement and questions about medical applications of epigenetics.
authors: Department of Physiology, Brody School of Medicine, 6N-98, East Carolina University, 600 Moye Blvd., Greenville, NC 27834, USA. waltersd@ecu.edu.
authors: Dianne M
authors: DM
authors: Walters
mesh_terms: D015510:Clinical Medicine; D057890:Epigenomics; D006801:Humans