environmental epigenetics

CpG and non-CpG methylation in the diet-epigenetics-neurodegeneration connection

PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Unraveling the diet-epigenetics-neurodegeneration connection may disclose associated mechanisms and novel approaches to the neurodegenerative diseases. This review summarizes the basic concepts and the innovative results in this field focusing on the relevance of non-CpG methylation. RECENT FINDINGS: Many multifactorial neurodegenerative diseases are associated with epigenetic changes, and the brain seems more prone to epigenetic changes than other tissues.

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