Epigenetic Modifications and Cancer
- Synopsis
- Professor Skirmantas Kriaucionis aims to to elucidate the molecular function of DNA modifications in normal cells and cancer. Although all cells in the human body have the same genome, they look different and perform different functions. Epigenetic modifications such as methylations ensure which sets of genes are expressed in specific cells and how this specificity is inherited. Cancer cells show particular epigenetic abnormalities which can be targeted for cancer therapies. [6 minutes]
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Subjects
- Medical sciences
- Keywords
- cancer; cells; DNA; epigenetics
Online availability
- URI
- http://podcasts.ox.ac.uk/epigenetic-modifications-and-cancer-0
- Price
- free
- Delivery
- Streamed
Credits
- Contributor
- Skirmantas Kriaucionis
Distributor
- Name
University of Oxford Podcasts
- Web
- http://podcasts.ox.ac.uk/ External site opens in new window
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