Epigenetics in 2013: DNA methylation and miRNA - Key roles in systemic autoimmunity

Nature Reviews Rheumatology

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 72-74

  Richardson, Bruce C ^a   Patel, Dipak R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOIMMUNITY; DNA METHYLATION; EPIGENOMICS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HUMANS; MICRORNAS; PROTEIN PHOSPHATASE 2;

EID: 84895155334     PISSN: 17594790     EISSN: 17594804     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nrrheum.2013.211     Document Type: Review

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