Epigenetic Biomarkers in Cardiovascular Diseases
Soler-Botija, Carolina (Institut Germans Trias i Pujol. Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol)
Gálvez-Montón, Carolina (Institut Germans Trias i Pujol. Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol)
Bayés-Genís, Antoni (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Medicina)

Date:	2019
Abstract:	Cardiovascular diseases are the number one cause of death worldwide and greatly impact quality of life and medical costs. Enormous effort has been made in research to obtain new tools for efficient and quick diagnosis and predicting the prognosis of these diseases. Discoveries of epigenetic mechanisms have related several pathologies, including cardiovascular diseases, to epigenetic dysregulation. This has implications on disease progression and is the basis for new preventive strategies. Advances in methodology and big data analysis have identified novel mechanisms and targets involved in numerous diseases, allowing more individualized epigenetic maps for personalized diagnosis and treatment. This paves the way for what is called pharmacoepigenetics, which predicts the drug response and develops a tailored therapy based on differences in the epigenetic basis of each patient. Similarly, epigenetic biomarkers have emerged as a promising instrument for the consistent diagnosis and prognosis of cardiovascular diseases. Their good accessibility and feasible methods of detection make them suitable for use in clinical practice. However, multicenter studies with a large sample population are required to determine with certainty which epigenetic biomarkers are reliable for clinical routine. Therefore, this review focuses on current discoveries regarding epigenetic biomarkers and its controversy aiming to improve the diagnosis, prognosis, and therapy in cardiovascular patients.
Grants:	Agencia Estatal de Investigación SAF2017-84324-C2-1-R Instituto de Salud Carlos III PI18/00256 Instituto de Salud Carlos III PIC18/0014 Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad RD16/0011/0006 Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad CB16/11/00403
Note:	Altres ajuts: Fundació La Marató de TV3 (201516-10, 201502-20)
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Language:	Anglès
Document:	Article ; recerca ; Versió publicada
Subject:	Epigenetics ; Biomarker ; Microrna ; Cardiovascular diseases ; Myocardial infarction ; Heart failure ; Atherosclerosis ; Hypertension
Published in:	Frontiers in genetics, Vol. 10 (october 2019) , ISSN 1664-8021

DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2019.00950
PMID: 31649728

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