Researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania have found that
epigenetic factors play a role in senescence.
While genetic and
epigenetic factors play between the host organism and the microbiota — determining which microbes successfully colonize the gut and other organs — the ultimate dictating force of the composition of an organism's microbiome is diet and environment.
However, researchers from the University of Zurich now reveal that so - called
epigenetic factors play a role in the formation of metastases in malignant skin cancer.
Not exact matches
This discrepancy suggests that other hereditary
factors also
play a role, such as
epigenetic changes in the genetic material, including DNA methylation.
I study genetic and
epigenetic changes induced by smoking and other environmental
factors to identify the mechanisms that
play a role in carcinogenesis.
These groups will overlap, with
epigenetic phenomena and other environmental
factors, for example, preterm birth, poor intrauterine growth, foetal exposure to teratogens,
playing an important role for all affected children in determining the severity of their functional difficulties.