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Pathway-level epigenetic modeling illuminates the methylation architecture to asthma risk across tissues.
Epigenetics & chromatin - 19 Jun 2026
Huang Zhongting, Liu Yuxin, Cai Fuqiang, Zhu Jijun, Wang Shenghan, Li Pan, Zhang Shunjie, Song Zhijian, Liu Weixin, Liu Huayong, Chen Junfang
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Asthma is a clinically heterogeneous airway disorder characterized by complex interactions between environmental exposures, immune activation, and molecular regulatory programs, whose underlying mechanisms are not fully elucidated by known genetic loci. DNA methylation serves as a mechanistic interface bridging genetic predisposition and environmental influences; however, most epigenetic studies...
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- Humans
- Asthma
- DNA Methylation
- Epigenesis, Genetic
- Female
- CpG Islands
