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Epigenetic diet: impact on the epigenome and cancer

Tabitha M Hardy1 Department of Biology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 1300 University Boulevard, Birmingham, AL 35294, USAView further author information
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Trygve O Tollefsbol1 Department of Biology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 1300 University Boulevard, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA;3 Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Alabama Birmingham, 1802 6th Avenue South, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA;4 Nutrition Obesity Research Center, University of Alabama Birmingham, 1675 University Boulevard, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA;5 Comprehensive Diabetes Center, University of Alabama Birmingham, 1825 University Boulevard, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA;2 Center for Aging, University of Alabama Birmingham, 1530 3rd Avenue South, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA.Tel.:+1 205 934 4573Fax:+1 205 975 [email protected]View further author information
Pages 503-518 | Published online: 18 Aug 2011

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