 Toxicology and Epigenetics
Epigenetics is the study of both heritable and non-heritable changes in the regulation of gene activity and expression that occur without an alteration in the DNA sequence. This dynamic and rapidly developing discipline is making its impact across the biomedical sciences, in particular in toxicology where epigenetic differences can... |  |  |  |  OPLL: Ossification of the Posterior Longitudinal Ligament
Ossifi cation of the posterior longitudinal ligament (OPLL) is no longer only a Japanese
disease. In 2004, 18 papers on OPLL and related conditions were published, and 7 of
those were from countries other than Japan. Major textbooks on spine surgery, such
as The Spine, The Cervical Spine, and Spine Surgery, have devoted chapters to... |