Skewing of X chromosome inactivation in autoimmunity

Autoimmunity

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 272-277

  Invernizzi, Pietro ^a   Pasini, Simone ^a   Selmi, Carlo ^a   Miozzo, Monica ^a   Podda, Mauro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Autoimmune diseases; Autoimmunity; Epigenetic factors; Genetic factors; X chromosome

Indexed keywords

AUTOANTIGEN; CYTOSINE; DNA METHYLTRANSFERASE; GUANOSINE; HISTONE; METHYL CPG BINDING PROTEIN; PYRUVATE DEHYDROGENASE;

AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; AUTOIMMUNE THYROIDITIS; AUTOIMMUNITY; CHROMOSOME LOSS; DNA MODIFICATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EPIGENETICS; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; HEREDITY; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGICAL TOLERANCE; IMMUNOPATHOGENESIS; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; JUVENILE RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; MONOSOMY X; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PREMATURE OVARIAN FAILURE; PRIMARY BILIARY CIRRHOSIS; REVIEW; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS; SYSTEMIC SCLEROSIS; TURNER SYNDROME; X CHROMOSOME INACTIVATION; X CHROMOSOME LINKED DISORDER;

AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES; DNA METHYLATION; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HISTONES; HUMANS; SELF TOLERANCE; X CHROMOSOME INACTIVATION;

EID: 42649143294     PISSN: 08916934     EISSN: 1607842X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08916930802024574     Document Type: Review

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