Role of Epigenetic Modifications in Metabolic Diseases
A special issue of Genes (ISSN 2073-4425). This special issue belongs to the section "Human Genomics and Genetic Diseases".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (17 September 2021) | Viewed by 4078
Special Issue Editor
2. Department of Genetic Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar, Doha, Qatar
Interests: cardiovascular disease; diabetes; cardiology; DNA methylation; epigenetics
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Epigenetics refers to the study of changes in gene activity regulation and expression that are not dependent on the DNA sequence. Recent evidence suggests that environmental factors, as well as traditional cardiovascular risk factors, may trigger modifications within the epigenome, hence affecting the expression of oxidative and inflammatory genes, inducing metabolic changes. On the other hand, these epigenomic modifications may also serve as biomarkers for the risk of cardiovascular disease development and progression. We would like to invite you to contribute to this Special Issue of Genes, entitled “Role of Epigenetic Modifications in Metabolic Diseases”.
Dr. Charbel Abi Khalil
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- epigenetics
- DNA methylation
- non-coding RNAs
- cardiovascular disease
- diabetes
- obesity
- cardiology
- metabolic diseases
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