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Alterations in type I hemidesmosome components suggestive of epigenetic control in the salivary glands of patients with Sjögren's syndrome
19 Jan 2011
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Abstract Objective Acinar cells in the salivary glands of patients with Sjögren's syndrome (SS) display severe alterations in anchorage to the basal lamina. Bioinformatics analysis of the BP230 gene sequence has revealed the presence of CpG islands that might be involved in epigenetic control of gene expression, and methylation of the BP230 promotor region may be implicated as an epigenetic control mechanism in...
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