Regulating self-tolerance by deregulating gene expression

Current Opinion in Immunology

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 741-745

  Gotter, Jörn ^a   Kyewski, Bruno ^a  

^a GERMAN CANCER RESEARCH CENTER DKFZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOANTIGEN;

ANTIGEN PRESENTING CELL; ANTIGEN PURIFICATION; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; DENDRITIC CELL; DNA METHYLATION; EPIGENETICS; EPITHELIUM CELL; GENE CLUSTER; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE LOCATION; GENOME; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGICAL TOLERANCE; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; T LYMPHOCYTE; THYMUS; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

ANIMALS; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; EPITHELIUM; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HUMANS; SELF TOLERANCE; THYMUS GLAND; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

EID: 7044220808     PISSN: 09527915     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.coi.2004.08.004     Document Type: Review

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