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Epigenetic codes in cognition and behaviour.

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Recent findings on the role and mechanisms of epigenetic codes in the brain are described, and their implication in synaptic plasticity, cognitive functions and psychiatric disorders are discussed.
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This article is published in Behavioural Brain Research.The article was published on 2008-09-01. It has received 260 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Epigenetic code & Epigenetics.

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Molecular Genetic Mechanisms for Long-Term Information Storage at the Cellular Level

TL;DR: This chapter considers molecular mechanisms that are uniquely involved in triggering very long-lasting changes in synaptic transmission in memory, and discusses how changes in gene expression become manifest as changes at the synapse.
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Pharmacogenomics and Personalized Medicine in Alzheimer’s Disease

TL;DR: The search for individual-based medication seeks to establish a “reregulation” of destructive β-amyloid pathways, an understanding and application of Aβ-linked immunotherapy, the initiation and formulation of pharmacogenetic/pharmacogenomics principles and methodologies, the emergence of the role of apolipoprotein (APOE) in therapeutic endeavor, the assessment and treatment of behavioral and psychological symptoms.
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Predicting cognitive development by gene methylation analysis

TL;DR: In this article, epigenetic alteration, especially methylation, of a gene or a combination of genes, preferably in a perinatal tissue sample such as umbilical cord, was used for predicting cognitive development in an individual.
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Epigenetic regulons in Alzheimer's disease.

TL;DR: The role of epigenetics in the onset and progression of Alzheimer's disease and the use of epigenetic therapeutics to ameliorate the constraints of AD is discussed in this article .
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TL;DR: It is proposed that this epigenetic marking system represents a fundamental regulatory mechanism that has an impact on most, if not all, chromatin-templated processes, with far-reaching consequences for cell fate decisions and both normal and pathological development.
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DNA methylation patterns and epigenetic memory

TL;DR: The heritability of methylation states and the secondary nature of the decision to invite or exclude methylation support the idea that DNA methylation is adapted for a specific cellular memory function in development.
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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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