The Scientist : How epigenetics affects twins [7/7/2005]

Email: Charles Q Choi - cqchoi@nasw.org
News from The Scientist 2005, 6(1):20050707-02

7 July 2005

The largest twin study on epigenetic profiles yet reveals the extent to which lifestyle and age can impact gene expression, an international research team reports in this week's PNAS. Senior author Manel Esteller of the Spanish National Cancer Center in Madrid and colleagues found that 35% of twin pairs had significant differences in DNA methylation and histone modification profiles.

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