PG6 Epigenetics of asthma and COPD

Postgraduate Course
Chairs: C. Jimenez Ruiz (Madrid, Spain), I.M. Adcock (London, United Kingdom)
Aims: The aims of the course are: to understand the mechanisms underlying epigenetic control of cell factor; describe how perinatal diet and environmental exposure can modify the epigenome and control asthma susceptibility; elucidate the role of epigenetics in modulating the effects of environmental pollution on airways disease; and to demonstrate how knowledge of epigenetic mechanisms may provide novel approaches to the treatment of airways disease.
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ADULT: A.1 Structure and function of the respiratory system, B.6 Occupational and environmental disease.

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All you need to know about epigenetics M. Kabesch (Regrensburg, Germany)
Epigenetics and prenatal influences on asthma and allergic airways disease I. Yang (Denver, United States of America)
The environment, epigenetics and lung disease H. M. Boezen (Groningen, The Netherlands)
Targeting the epigenome in asthma and COPD P.J. Barnes (London, United Kingdom)