DNA hypermethylation leads to lower FOXP3 expression in CD4+ T cells of patients with primary Sjögren's syndrome

Clinical Immunology

Volumn 148, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 254-257

  Yu, Xinhai ^a   Liang, Gongping ^a   Yin, Heng ^a   Ngalamika, Owen ^a,b   Li, Fen ^a   Zhao, Ming ^a   Lu, Qianjin ^a  

^a CENTRAL SOUTH UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL   (Zambia)

Author keywords

CD4+ T cells; DNA methylation; FOXP3; Primary Sj gren's syndrome

Indexed keywords

TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR FOXP3;

ADULT; CD4+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA METHYLATION; EPIGENETICS; FEMALE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LETTER; MALE; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR DOWN REGULATION; SEX RATIO; SJOEGREN SYNDROME;

CD4(+) T CELLS; DNA METHYLATION; FOXP3; PRIMARY SJÖGREN'S SYNDROME;

ADULT; CD4-POSITIVE T-LYMPHOCYTES; DNA METHYLATION; FEMALE; FORKHEAD TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SJOGREN'S SYNDROME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84879296261     PISSN: 15216616     EISSN: 15217035     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clim.2013.05.005     Document Type: Letter

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