DNA demethylation of the perforin promoter in CD4+ T cells from patients with subacute cutaneous lupus erythematosus

Journal of Dermatological Science

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 33-36

  Luo, Yongqi ^a   Zhang, Xiujuan ^a   Zhao, Ming ^a   Lu, Qianjin ^a  

^a CENTRAL SOUTH UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Methylation; Perforin; Subacute cutaneous lupus erythematosus; Systemic lupus erythematosus; T cell

Indexed keywords

BISULFITE; DNA; MESSENGER RNA; PERFORIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CD4+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CD8+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA METHYLATION; FEMALE; GENE LOCUS; GENE SEQUENCE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SKIN LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ADULT; CD4-POSITIVE T-LYMPHOCYTES; CD8-POSITIVE T-LYMPHOCYTES; DNA METHYLATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS, CUTANEOUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PORE FORMING CYTOTOXIC PROTEINS; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; RNA, MESSENGER;

EID: 69049083293     PISSN: 09231811     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jdermsci.2009.06.010     Document Type: Article

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