Epigenetic modifications as therapeutic targets
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Epigenetic modifications as potential therapeutic targets in age-related macular degeneration and diabetic retinopathy.
Recently, aberrant epigenetic modifications have been identified in the pathogenesis of the posterior eye diseases, age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and diabetic retinopathy (DR). This has led to the development of alternative therapies that can alter aberrant chromatin-remodelling processes involved in AMD and DR. These novel therapeutic agents could help to ameliorate the challenges ass...
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عنوان ژورنال: Nature Biotechnology
سال: 2010
ISSN: 1087-0156,1546-1696
DOI: 10.1038/nbt.1678