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Whole-genome bisulfite sequencing in systemic sclerosis provides novel targets to understand disease pathogenesis.
BMC medical genomics - 24 Oct 2019
Lu Tianyuan, Klein Kathleen Oros, Colmegna Inés, Lora Maximilien, Greenwood Celia M T, Hudson Marie
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BACKGROUND: Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a rare autoimmune connective tissue disease whose pathogenesis remains incompletely understood. Increasing evidence suggests that both genetic susceptibilities and changes in DNA methylation influence pivotal biological pathways and thereby contribute to the disease. The role of DNA methylation in SSc has not been fully elucidated, because existing investigations of DNA...
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