| Literature DB >> 24046191 |
Björn Tampe1, Michael Zeisberg.
Abstract
Epigenetics are omnipresent in eukaryotic cells and influence cell differentiation and maintenance of cell metabolism in health and disease. Here, we discuss how the 'second genetic code' impacts the fate of the injured kidney. We provide a glimpse of how recent insights into epigenetic mechanisms of chronic kidney disease might lead to novel diagnostic and therapeutic tools.Entities:
Keywords: epigenetic; histone modification; hydroxymethylation; kidney fibrosis; methylation
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Year: 2013 PMID: 24046191 DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gft361
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Nephrol Dial Transplant ISSN: 0931-0509 Impact factor: 5.992