Connection Between Epigenome, Selective Mutability, Evolution, and Human Disease
Li, Harris et al., PLoS Genetics
Researchers at the Baylor College of Medicine and elsewhere propose a "connection between the epigenome, selective mutability, evolution, and human disease" based on the findings of their study on associations of structural mutability with germline DNA methylation and with non-allelic homologous recombination mediated by low-copy repeats. "Combined evidence from four human sperm methylome maps, human genome evolution, structural polymorphisms in the human population, and previous genomic and disease studies consistently points to a strong association of germline hypomethylation and genomic instability," the Baylor-led team writes.
Horizon Discovery Completes Acquisition of Hypoxium, Launches Horizon Discovery Services
The newly created HDS will provide oncology translational research services, such as drug profiling, novel 2D and 3D phenotypic assays, tumor microenvironment studies, and responsive-patient prediction.
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