A Conceptual Outlook
Thus, at this point there are few concrete examples of how mC might be targeted to achieve
specific therapeutic effects. This is because the literature concerning specific roles for this form
of epigenetic modification in neuroscience, neurology, and psychiatry is still in a very early stage.
So, we start our consideration of the problem by considering first principles.
In an abstract sense, what are the theoretical ways in which one might target DNA methylation
to achieve a therapeutic effect? We discuss four possibilities in a conceptual way to illustrate
possible categories, and in each instance we give one example of a known disease gene target that
might be amenable to such an approach.
A Conceptual OutlookThus, at this point there are few concrete examples of how mC might be targeted to achievespecific therapeutic effects. This is because the literature concerning specific roles for this formof epigenetic modification in neuroscience, neurology, and psychiatry is still in a very early stage.So, we start our consideration of the problem by considering first principles.In an abstract sense, what are the theoretical ways in which one might target DNA methylationto achieve a therapeutic effect? We discuss four possibilities in a conceptual way to illustratepossible categories, and in each instance we give one example of a known disease gene target thatmight be amenable to such an approach.
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