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Epigenetic alterations in rheumatoid arthritis fibroblast-like synoviocytes.
Epigenomics - 1 Apr 2017
Doody Karen M, Bottini Nunzio, Firestein Gary S
Abstract excerpt
Rheumatoid arthritis is an immune-mediated disease that primarily affects diarthrodial joints. Susceptibility and severity of this disease are influenced by nongenetic factors, such as environmental stress, suggesting an important role of epigenetic changes. In this review, we summarize the epigenetic changes (DNA methylation, histone modification and miRNA expression) in fibroblast-like synoviocytes, which are...
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