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Epigenetic regulation and the pathogenesis of systemic lupus erythematosus.
Translational research : the journal of laboratory and clinical medicine - 1 Jan 2009
Pan Yujun, Sawalha Amr H
Abstract excerpt
The pathogenesis of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is incompletely understood. Studies in both lupus animal models and human disease indicate a clear role for epigenetic defects, particularly DNA methylation, in the pathogenesis of lupus. T-cell DNA from active lupus patients is hypomethylated, which results in overexpression of methylation-regulated genes, T-cell autoreactivity, and autoimmunity in vivo....
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