Exploring the role of epigenetics in therapeutic and research - A boost to Ayurveda.

Abstract

The genetic factor is the most significant of the numerous etiological determinants for diseases. The disease with the environment as well as chromosomes or genetic material that is inherited by parents or grandparents is termed a genetic disorder. In such diseases, environmental and genetic heterogeneity convergence culminates in etiologic heterogeneity, which varies from individual to individual due to environmental influences. Etiologic heterogeneity is a phenomenon that emerges in the general population when multiple subgroups of disease cases coexist. Thus, genetic and epigenetic factors play an important role in preserving health and manifesting diseases.