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Consistent decrease in global DNA methylation and hydroxymethylation in the hippocampus of Alzheimer's disease patients.

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Human postmortem results strengthen the notion that AD is associated with alterations in DNA methylation and hydroxymethylation, and provide a basis for further epigenetic studies identifying the exact genetic loci with aberrant epigenetic signatures.
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This article is published in Neurobiology of Aging.The article was published on 2013-09-01 and is currently open access. It has received 351 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: DNA Hydroxymethylation & DNA methylation.

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Advances in detection and quantification of methylcytosine and its derivatives.

TL;DR: This review focuses on recent advancement in detection and quantification of four cytosine modifications, based on which, the development, diagnosis, and prognosis of diseases could be monitored through non-invasive procedures.
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Epigenetics of Brain Disorders

TL;DR: The Handbook of Epigenetics: The New Molecular and Medical Genetics, Second Edition, provides a comprehensive analysis of epigenetics, from basic biology, to clinical application, adding more current research and new topics based on customer and reader reviews.
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Novel method to ascertain chromatin accessibility at specific genomic loci from frozen brain homogenates and laser capture microdissected defined cells

TL;DR: A novel method for assessing the "open" or "closed" state of chromatin at selected locations within the genome is described, which combines the use of Benzonase with qPCR to define digested regions.
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An Association of Fragile X Associated Tremor/Ataxia Syndrome (FXTAS) with Three Common Neurological Problems: A Review

TL;DR: The association of FXTAS with neurodegenerative illnesses like Alzheimer’s disease and Lewy Body dementia is present because of many similarities between them, however, some dissimilarity does exist and some questions remain in addressing the pathophysiology of this association.
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Alzheimer's disease: insights and new prospects in disease pathophysiology, biomarkers and disease-modifying drugs.

TL;DR: A review of Alzheimer's disease treatment can be found in this paper , where the authors focus on new insights and emerging disease-modifying drugs for AD treatment, as well as classical and novel potential biomarkers for early diagnosis of the disease and their role in assisting on the improvement of targeted therapies.
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Epigenetic regulation of gene expression: how the genome integrates intrinsic and environmental signals

TL;DR: Advances in the understanding of the mechanism and role of DNA methylation in biological processes are reviewed, showing that epigenetic mechanisms seem to allow an organism to respond to the environment through changes in gene expression.
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Conversion of 5-Methylcytosine to 5-Hydroxymethylcytosine in Mammalian DNA by MLL Partner TET1

TL;DR: It is shown here that TET1, a fusion partner of the MLL gene in acute myeloid leukemia, is a 2-oxoglutarate (2OG)- and Fe(II)-dependent enzyme that catalyzes conversion of 5mC to 5-hydroxymethylcytosine (hmC) in cultured cells and in vitro.
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Alzheimer's Disease Is a Synaptic Failure

TL;DR: Mounting evidence suggests that this syndrome begins with subtle alterations of hippocampal synaptic efficacy prior to frank neuronal degeneration, and that the synaptic dysfunction is caused by diffusible oligomeric assemblies of the amyloid β protein.
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The Nuclear DNA Base 5-Hydroxymethylcytosine Is Present in Purkinje Neurons and the Brain

TL;DR: It is shown that, as well as 5mC in mammalian genomes, there are also significant amounts of 5-hydroxymethylcytosine (5hmC) in DNA of Purkinje neurons, which have large nuclei with apparently very little heterochromatin.
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Linking DNA methylation and histone modification: patterns and paradigms

TL;DR: Relationships between DNA methylation and histone modification have implications for understanding normal development as well as somatic cell reprogramming and tumorigenesis.
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