Article
Epigenetic modifications and epigenetic based medication implementations of autoimmune diseases.
Biomedicine & pharmacotherapy = Biomedecine & pharmacotherapie - 1 Mar 2017
Ahmadi Majid, Gharibi Tohid, Dolati Sanam, Rostamzadeh Davood, Aslani Saeed, Baradaran Behzad, Younesi Vahid, Yousefi Mehdi
Abstract excerpt
Recent genome-wide association studies have documented a number of genetic variants to explain mechanisms underlying autoimmune diseases. However, the precise etiology of autoimmune diseases remains largely unknown. Epigenetic mechanisms like alterations in the post-translational modification of histones and DNA methylation may potentially cause a breakdown of immune tolerance and the perpetuation of autoreactive...
Topics
- Animals
- Autoimmune Diseases
- DNA Methylation
- Epigenesis, Genetic
- Genetic Variation
- Humans
- Immune Tolerance
