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DNA methylation profiling of the X chromosome reveals an aberrant demethylation on CXCR3 promoter in primary biliary cirrhosis
6 Jul 2015
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BACKGROUND: Although the etiology of primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC) remains enigmatic, there are several pieces of data supporting the thesis that a strong genetic predisposition and environmental factors interact to produce a selective loss of tolerance. The striking female predominance of PBC has suggested that this sex predisposition may be secondary to epigenetic alterations on the X chromosome. In the...
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