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The Role of Epigenetics in Type 1 Diabetes.
Current diabetes reports - 16 Aug 2017
Jerram Samuel T, Dang Mary N, Leslie R David
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Epigenetics is defined as mitotically heritable changes in gene expression that do not directly alter the DNA sequence. By implication, such epigenetic changes are non-genetically determined, although they can be affected by inherited genetic variation. Extensive evidence indicates that autoimmune diseases including type 1 diabetes are determined by the interaction of genetic and non-genetic...
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