title: [Asthma, environment and epigenetic].
abstract: Epigenetic defines long-lasting changes in gene expression independently from DNA sequence. Current evidence revealed that epigenetic mechanisms may have role into immune response and asthma. The purpose of this article is to review basic epigenetic mechanisms in asthma.
authors.affiliation: Clinic of Chest Diseases, Diskapi Yildirim Beyazit Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey. akcalis@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Serap
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Duru
authors.forename: Emine Bahar
authors.initials: EB
authors.lastname: Kurt
mesh_terms: D001249:Asthma / Q000235:genetics*; D004777:Environment; D044127:Epigenesis, Genetic; D006801:Humans