Epigenetic approaches to allergy research /

Epigenetic approaches to allergy research /

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Author / Creator:	Pascual, Marién.
Imprint:	New York, NY : Springer, c2013.
Description:	1 online resource.
Language:	English
Series:	SpringerBriefs in genetics, 2191-5563 SpringerBriefs in genetics.
Subject:	Allergy -- Genetic aspects. Epigenetics. Allergy -- Genetic aspects. Epigenetics. Epigenomics. Hypersensitivity -- genetics. Biomedical Research.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/9849686

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Other authors / contributors:	Roa, Sergio.
ISBN:	9781461463665 (electronic bk.) 1461463661 (electronic bk.) 9781461463658
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references.
Summary:	In recent years, epigenetic approaches to existing scientific problems have offered many new and exciting perspectives. This book focuses on epigenetic approaches to study asthma and allergy research. The authors briefly review cellular factors, immune signaling, and inflammatory pathways in allergy and asthma, as well as genetic influences in the pathogenesis of atopic disorders. Diseases that have been clearly linked to an epigenetic dysregulation will be discussed, as well as the role of epigenetics in the origin of complex diseases. The authors will examine the impact of environment factors in the predisposition to atopic disorders, and they will also describe the major unanswered questions and future perspectives of an exciting new field that studies allergic diseases from the epigenetic point of view.

Table of Contents:

Introduction
Immune System and Atopic Disorders
Epigenetics
Epigenetics, Environment, and Allergic Diseases
Conclusions and Future Perspectives.