Epigenetic changes - which don't change the DNA sequence but how it is 'read' - also play a role in cancer, says research. Cancer has long been thought to be primarily a genetic disease, but in recent decades scientists have come to believe that . In particular DNA methylation, the addition of a methyl group (or molecule), is an epigenetic switch that can stably turn off genes, suggesting the potential to cause cancer just as a genetic mutation can. Until now, however, direct ...Saturday 26 July 2014
Epigenetic Changes can Drive Cancer
Epigenetic changes - which don't change the DNA sequence but how it is 'read' - also play a role in cancer, says research. Cancer has long been thought to be primarily a genetic disease, but in recent decades scientists have come to believe that . In particular DNA methylation, the addition of a methyl group (or molecule), is an epigenetic switch that can stably turn off genes, suggesting the potential to cause cancer just as a genetic mutation can. Until now, however, direct ...
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