DNA methylation and gene expression changes in monozygotic twins discordant for psoriasis: Identification of epigenetically dysregulated genes

PLoS Genetics

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Gervin, Kristina ^a   Vigeland, Magnus D ^a   Mattingsdal, Morten ^b,c   Hammerø, Martin ^a   Nygård, Heidi ^a   Olsen, Anne O ^a   Brandt, Ingunn ^d   Harris, Jennifer R ^d   Undlien, Dag E ^a   Lyle, Robert ^a  

^a OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b SØRLANDET HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^d NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMOKINE; CYTOKINE; TRANSCRIPTOME;

ARTICLE; CD4+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CD8+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA METHYLATION; EPIGENETICS; GENE CLUSTER; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC CORRELATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNE DYSREGULATION; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNE RESPONSE GENE; LYMPHOCYTE SUBPOPULATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; PSORIASIS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TWIN DISCORDANCE; CPG ISLAND; CYTOLOGY; GENETIC EPIGENESIS; GENETICS; HUMAN GENOME; IMMUNOLOGY; INNATE IMMUNITY; METABOLISM; PATHOLOGY; TWINS;

CD4-POSITIVE T-LYMPHOCYTES; CD8-POSITIVE T-LYMPHOCYTES; CHEMOKINES; CPG ISLANDS; CYTOKINES; DNA METHYLATION; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENOME, HUMAN; HUMANS; IMMUNITY, INNATE; PSORIASIS; TWINS, MONOZYGOTIC;

EID: 84857483409     PISSN: 15537390     EISSN: 15537404     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1002454     Document Type: Article

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