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Associations between the Expression of Epigenetically Regulated Genes and the Expression of DNMTs and MBDs in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
21 Sept 2012
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OBJECTIVES: We determined the expression of ITGAL, PRF1, KIR2DL4, CD70, and CD40LG in patients with SLE and performed correlations with the global DNA methylation status and the levels of three DNA methylation enzymes and two methyl CpG-binding domain (MBD) proteins. PATIENTS AND METHODS: CD4(+) T cells were isolated from 35 SLE patients and 30 healthy controls. DNA deoxymethylcytosine content was measured by an...
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