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DNA methylation profiles in type 1 diabetes twins point to strong epigenetic effects on etiology.
Journal of autoimmunity - 1 May 2014
Stefan Mihaela, Zhang Weijia, Concepcion Erlinda, Yi Zhengzi, Tomer Yaron
Abstract excerpt
Type 1 diabetes (T1D) shows ∼40% concordance rate in monozygotic twins (MZ) suggesting a role for environmental factors and/or epigenetic modifications in the etiology of the disease. The aim of our study was to dissect the contribution of epigenetic factors, particularly, DNA methylation (DNAm), to the incomplete penetrance of T1D. We performed DNAm profiling in lymphocyte cell lines from 3 monozygotic (MZ) twin...
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