Epigenetics - the key to understand immune responses in health and disease

American Journal of Reproductive Immunology

Volumn 66, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2011, Pages 72-74

  Janson, Peter C ^a   Winqvist, Ola ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Disease; Epigenetics; Health; Human; Immunity

Indexed keywords

TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR FOXP3;

ALLERGY; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNITY; CD4+ CD25+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CELL LINEAGE; CELL MATURATION; CPG ISLAND; DNA METHYLATION; EPIGENETICS; HISTONE MODIFICATION; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNE SYSTEM; IMMUNOREGULATION; METHYLATION; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY T LYMPHOCYTE; T LYMPHOCYTE SUBPOPULATION;

AUTOIMMUNITY; EPIGENOMICS; HUMANS; IMMUNE SYSTEM; T-LYMPHOCYTE SUBSETS;

EID: 79959975717     PISSN: 10467408     EISSN: 16000897     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0897.2011.01050.x     Document Type: Article

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