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Functional characterization of the MECP2/IRAK1 lupus risk haplotype in human T cells and a human MECP2 transgenic mouse.
Journal of autoimmunity - 1 Mar 2013
Koelsch Kristi A, Webb Ryan, Jeffries Matlock, Dozmorov Mikhail G, Frank Mark Barton, Guthridge Joel M, James Judith A, Wren Jonathan D, Sawalha Amr H
Abstract excerpt
Genetic polymorphism in MECP2/IRAK1 on chromosome Xq28 is a confirmed and replicated susceptibility locus for lupus. High linkage disequilibrium in this locus suggests that both MECP2 and IRAK1 are candidate genes for the disease. DNA methylation changes in lupus T cells play a central role in the pathogenesis of lupus, and MeCp-2 (encoded by MECP2) is a master regulator of gene expression and is also known to...
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