Transcript levels of DNA methyltransferases DNMT1, DNMT3A and DNMT3B in CD4+ T cells from patients with systemic lupus erythematosus

Immunology

Volumn 124, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 339-347

  Balada, Eva ^a   Ordi Ros, Josep ^a   Serrano Acedo, Silvia ^a   Martinez Lostao, Luis ^a   Rosa Leyva, Maria ^a   Vilardell Tarrés, Miquel ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI VALL D HEBRON   (Spain)

Author keywords

DNA methylation; Epigenetics; Lupus

Indexed keywords

DNA METHYLTRANSFERASE 1; DNA METHYLTRANSFERASE 3A; DNA METHYLTRANSFERASE 3B; DOUBLE STRANDED DNA;

ADULT; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; CD4+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CELL ISOLATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; DNA CONTENT; DNA EXTRACTION; DNA METHYLATION; DNA TRANSCRIPTION; ENZYME BLOOD LEVEL; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; LYMPHOCYTOPENIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERIPHERAL BLOOD MONONUCLEAR CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS;

ADULT; ANTIBODIES, ANTINUCLEAR; CD4-POSITIVE T-LYMPHOCYTES; COMPLEMENT C3; DNA (CYTOSINE-5-)-METHYLTRANSFERASE; DNA METHYLATION; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMANS; LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS, SYSTEMIC; LYMPHOPENIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REPRESSOR PROTEINS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EID: 44849104309     PISSN: 00192805     EISSN: 13652567     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2567.2007.02771.x     Document Type: Article

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