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PRKCZ methylation is associated with sunlight exposure in a North American but not a Mediterranean population.
Chronobiology international - 1 Nov 2014
Aslibekyan Stella, Dashti Hassan S, Tanaka Toshiko, Sha Jin, Ferrucci Luigi, Zhi Degui, Bandinelli Stefania, Borecki Ingrid B, Absher Devin M, Arnett Donna K, Ordovas Jose M
Abstract excerpt
Sunlight exposure has been shown to alter DNA methylation patterns across several human cell-types, including T-lymphocytes. Since epigenetic changes establish gene expression profiles, changes in DNA methylation induced by sunlight exposure warrant investigation. The purpose of this study was to assess the effects of sunlight exposure on CD4+ T-cell methylation patterns on an epigenome-wide scale in a North...
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