Genome-Wide DNA Methylation Analysis Predicts an Epigenetic Switch for GATA Factor Expression in Endometriosis

PLoS Genetics

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2014, Pages

  Dyson, Matthew T ^a   Roqueiro, Damian ^b   Monsivais, Diana ^a   Ercan, C Mutlu ^a   Pavone, Mary Ellen ^a   Brooks, David C ^a   Kakinuma, Toshiyuki ^a   Ono, Masanori ^a   Jafari, Nadereh ^a   Dai, Yang ^b   Bulun, Serdar E ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELL NUCLEUS RECEPTOR; DNA; ISOPROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR GATA; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR GATA 2;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CPG ISLAND; DECIDUALIZATION; DISEASE COURSE; DNA METHYLATION; ENDOMETRIOSIS; ENDOMETRIUM; ENDOMETRIUM CELL; EPIGENETICS; FEMALE; GENE CLUSTER; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE MAPPING; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; HORMONE SENSITIVITY; HOX GENE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; STROMA CELL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC EPIGENESIS; GENETICS; HUMAN GENOME; UTERUS DISEASE;

CPG ISLANDS; DISEASE PROGRESSION; DNA METHYLATION; ENDOMETRIOSIS; ENDOMETRIUM; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; FEMALE; GATA2 TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENOME, HUMAN; HUMANS; STROMAL CELLS; UTERINE DISEASES;

EID: 84897396202     PISSN: 15537390     EISSN: 15537404     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1004158     Document Type: Article

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