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Making sense of epigenetics

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Schuebel, Kornel, Gitik, Miri, Domschke, Katharina, Goldman, David·2016·International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology

Abstract

The gene-environment interactions that underlie development and progression of psychiatric illness are poorly understood. Despite a century of progress, genetic approaches have failed to identify new treatment modalities, perhaps because of the heterogeneity of the disorders and lack of understanding of mechanisms. Recent exploration into epigenetic mechanisms in health and disease has uncovered changes in DNA methylation and chromatin structure that may contribute to psychiatric disorders. Epigenetic changes suggest a variety of new therapeutic options due to their reversible chemistry. However, distinguishing causal links between epigenetic changes and disease from changes consequent to life experience has remained problematic. Here we define epigenetics and explore aspects of epigenetics relevant to causes and mechanisms of psychiatric disease, and speculate on future directions.

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Authors
Schuebel, K., Gitik, M., Domschke, K., & Goldman, D.
Affiliations
National Institutes of Health (US)
Corresponding author
Goldman, David
Venue
International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology
Published
2016-06-15
Volume
19
Issue
11
Pages
pyw058
ISSN
  • 1461-1457 (ISSN-L)
  • 1469-5111
OpenAlex
W2421024948
Cited by
75
References
92
Citations by year
2026: 1 · 2025: 5 · 2024: 3 · 2023: 4 · 2022: 10 · 2021: 13 · 2020: 12 · 2019: 8 · 2018: 8 · 2017: 8 · 2016: 3
FWCI
0.81
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • The International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion, public-domain)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion, public-domain)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • HighWire Press Open Archive (submittedVersion)
Funders
National Institutes of Health
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Epigenetics and DNA Methylation
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Genetics › Genetic Associations and Epidemiology
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics
Keywords
epigenetics, mental illness, gene-environment interaction, DNA methylation, chromatin structure, epigenetic therapy, disease mechanisms
MeSH terms
Animals, Mental Disorders, Humans, Pedigree, Phenotype, Risk Factors, DNA Methylation, Genetic Predisposition to Disease, Heredity, Chromatin Assembly and Disassembly, Epigenesis, Genetic, Gene-Environment Interaction

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