Epigenetic Landscape of the Blood (IMAGE)

CeMM Research Center for Molecular Medicine of the Austrian Academy of Sciences

Epigenetic Landscape of the Blood

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Scientists have established comprehensive maps of the human epigenome, shedding light on how the body regulates which genes are active in which cells. Over the last five years, a worldwide consortium of scientists has established epigenetic maps of 2,100 cell types. Within this coordinated effort, the CeMM Research Center for Molecular Medicine contributed detailed DNA methylation maps of the developing blood, opening up new perspectives for the understanding and treatment of leukemia and immune diseases.

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