Associations between the Expression of Epigenetically Regulated Genes and the Expression of DNMTs and MBDs in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

PLoS ONE

Volumn 7, Issue 9, 2012, Pages

  Balada, Eva ^a   Castro Marrero, Jesús ^a   Felip, Lledó ^a   Ordi Ros, Josep ^a   Vilardell Tarrés, Miquel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA INTEGRIN; ALPHAL INTEGRIN; CD40 LIGAND; CD70 ANTIGEN; DNA METHYLTRANSFERASE; KILLER CELL IMMUNOGLOBULIN LIKE RECEPTOR 2DL4; METHYL CPG BINDING PROTEIN; PERFORIN; PERFORIN 1; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CD4+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA METHYLATION; EPIGENETICS; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; GENETIC CORRELATION; GENETIC REGULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MALE; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIGENS, CD11A; ANTIGENS, CD70; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CD4-POSITIVE T-LYMPHOCYTES; CD40 LIGAND; DNA (CYTOSINE-5-)-METHYLTRANSFERASE; DNA METHYLATION; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; ENDODEOXYRIBONUCLEASES; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMANS; LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS, SYSTEMIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PORE FORMING CYTOTOXIC PROTEINS; RECEPTORS, KIR2DL4; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84866715148     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0045897     Document Type: Article

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