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Abnormal DNA methylation and deoxycytosine‐deoxyguanine content in nucleosomes from lymphocytes undergoing apoptosis
1 Aug 1999
Abstract excerpt
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is characterized by an accelerated apoptosis of peripheral lymphocytes and an impairment of the clearance of apoptotic cells. Since changes in DNA methylation and in deoxycytosine and deoxyguanine (GC) content have been shown to enhance the potential of DNA to activate murine and human B lymphocytes, we tested the capacity of lymphocytes undergoing apoptosis (under conditions...
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