Unravelling immune alterations in schizophrenia: Can DNA methylation provide clues?

Epigenomics

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 245-247

  Frydecka, Dorota ^a   Karpiński, Paweł ^a   Misiak, Błazej ^a  

^a WROCLAW MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

Author keywords

cytokines; DNA methylation; immunity; Schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

DNA METHYLATION; GENETIC EPIGENESIS; GENETICS; HUMAN; IMMUNE SYSTEM; IMMUNOLOGY; INFLAMMATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

DNA METHYLATION; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; HUMANS; IMMUNE SYSTEM; INFLAMMATION; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

EID: 84905815711     PISSN: 17501911     EISSN: 1750192X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2217/epi.14.26     Document Type: Review

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