dc.creatorBEDREGAL,PAULA
dc.creatorSHAND,BEATRIZ
dc.creatorSANTOS,MANUEL J
dc.creatorVENTURA-JUNCÁ,PATRICIO
dc.date2010-03-01
dc.date.accessioned2017-03-07T16:23:13Z
dc.date.available2017-03-07T16:23:13Z
dc.identifierhttp://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-98872010000300018
dc.identifier.urihttp://repositorioslatinoamericanos.uchile.cl/handle/2250/400714
dc.descriptionEpigenetics refers to the study of how genes produce their effect on the phenotype of the organism. This article is a review on the scope and importance of recently discovered epigenetic mechanisms on human development and their relationship to perinatal epidemiological issues. It shows a general view and present concepts about epigenetics and its contribution to the comprehension of several physiologic and pathological conditions of human beings. Secondly, it analyzes the evidence coming from epidemiological and animal studies, about the influence of events that occur in the perinatal and early postnatal periods on adult life and the possible epigenetic mechanisms involved. Lastly, it underscores the implications ofthese results of future research and the design of public policies that take into account the importance of events in early life in thefuture development of individuals.
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dc.publisherSociedad Médica de Santiago
dc.sourceRevista médica de Chile v.138 n.3 2010
dc.subjectEpigenesis, genetic
dc.subjectHuman development
dc.subjectPhenotype
dc.titleAportes de la epigenética en la comprensión del desarrollo del ser humano
dc.typeArtículos de revistas


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