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Ethnicity-specific epigenetic variation in naïve CD4+ T cells and the susceptibility to autoimmunity
24 Nov 2015
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Genetic and epigenetic variability contributes to the susceptibility and pathogenesis of autoimmune diseases. T cells play an important role in several autoimmune conditions, including lupus, which is more common and more severe in people of African descent. To investigate inherent epigenetic differences in T cells between ethnicities, we characterized genome-wide DNA methylation patterns in naïve...
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