Beyond Our Genes: Pathophysiology of Gene and Environment Interaction and Epigenetic Inheritance

By Raffaele Teperino

Book Overview

Section I: The physiology of the gene/environment interaction.- Nutrition.- Physical Exercise.- Circadian Rhythm.- Toxicants: Smoke, Alcohol and Heavy Metals.- Hormones.- Section II: Gene-Environment Interaction and Disease Susceptibility.- Obesity and Metabolic Syndromes.- Cancer.- Neurological and Psychiatric Disorders.- Asthma and allergic disorders.- Lamarck Versus Darwin: The Concept of Aquired Epigenetic Inheritance.- Section III: Genome/Epigenome.- Genetic Contribution to Epigenetic Inheritance.- The Controversial Role of DNA Methylation in Epigenetic Inheritance.- Small Non-Coding RNAs.- Chromatin Modifiers.- Soma-to-Germline Information Transfer: Questions and Promises.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3030352153
• ISBN13: 9783030352158
• Release Date: January 2021
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 266 Pages
• Weight: 0.86 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"