Title

Epigenetics of gastrointestinal diseases: notes from a workshop

Authors

David L. Marks
Rachel L. Olson
Raul Urrutia
Daniel D. Billadeau
Nilotpal Roy
George A. Calin
Muller Fabbri
Marina Koutsioumpa
Dimitrios Iliopoulos
Tamas Ordog
Robert Huebert
Olga Sarmento
Adebowale O. Bamidele
William Faubion
Gwen L. Lomberk
Jens Siveke
Nita Ahuja
Juan Iovanna
Ryan A. Hlady
Keith Robertson
John Kisiel
Christopher L. Pin, Western UniversityFollow
Martin E. Fernandez-Zapico, Mayo ClinicFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

7-30-2018

Journal

Epigenetics

Volume

13

Issue

4

First Page

449

Last Page

457

URL with Digital Object Identifier

https://doi.org/10.1080/15592294.2018.1464351

Abstract

International experts gathered at the Mayo Clinic (Rochester MN, USA) on February 27th-28th, 2017 for a meeting entitled 'Basic and Translational Facets of the Epigenetics of GI Diseases'. This workshop summarized recent advances on the role of epigenetics in the pathobiology of gastrointestinal (GI) diseases. Highlights of the meeting included recent advances on the involvement of different epigenetic mechanisms in malignant and nonmalignant GI disorders and the epigenetic heterogeneity exhibited in these diseases. The translational value of epigenetic drugs, as well as the current and future use of epigenetic changes (i.e., DNA methylation patterns) as biomarkers for early detection tools or disease stratification were also important topics of discussion.

Notes

Article available at Epigenetics, Vol. 13(4).

https://doi.org/10.1080/15592294.2018.1464351