Genome-Wide Methylation Profiling of Schizophrenia

Rukova B.; Staneva R.; Hadjidekova S.; Stamenov G.; Milanova V.; Toncheva D.

doi:10.2478/bjmg-2014-0070

Balkan Journal of Medical Genetics (Dec 2014)

Genome-Wide Methylation Profiling of Schizophrenia

Rukova B.,
Staneva R.,
Hadjidekova S.,
Stamenov G.,
Milanova V.,
Toncheva D.

Affiliations

Rukova B.: Department of Medical Genetics, Medical University of Sofia, Sofia, Bulgaria
Staneva R.: Department of Medical Genetics, Medical University of Sofia, Sofia, Bulgaria
Hadjidekova S.: Department of Medical Genetics, Medical University of Sofia, Sofia, Bulgaria
Stamenov G.: Woman Health Hospital “Nadezda”, Sofia, Bulgaria
Milanova V.: Department of Psychiatry, Medical University of Sofia, Sofia, Bulgaria
Toncheva D.: Department of Medical Genetics, Medical University of Sofia, 1431 2 Zdrave Str., Sofia, Bulgaria. Tel./Fax: +35929520357.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/bjmg-2014-0070
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 17, no. 2
pp. 15 – 23

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Schizophrenia is one of the major psychiatric disorders. It is a disorder of complex inheritance, involving both heritable and environmental factors. DNA methylation is an inheritable epigenetic modification that stably alters gene expression. We reasoned that genetic modifications that are a result of environmental stimuli could also make a contribution.

Published in Balkan Journal of Medical Genetics

ISSN: 1311-0160 (Print); 2199-5761 (Online)
Publisher: Sciendo
Country of publisher: Poland
LCC subjects: Science: Biology (General): Genetics
Website: https://sciendo.com/journal/BJMG

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