DNA methylation of the allergy regulatory gene interferon gamma varies by age, sex, and tissue type in asthmatics

Clinical Epigenetics

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Lovinsky Desir, Stephanie ^a   Ridder, Robert ^a   Torrone, David ^a   Maher, Christina ^a   Narula, Surinder ^a   Scheuerman, Melissa ^a   Merle, David ^b   Kattan, Meyer ^a   DiMango, Emily ^a   Miller, Rachel L ^a,b  

^a Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^b Department of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Age related methylation; Asthma; Buccal cells; CD4+ lymphocytes; Epigenetics; Interferon gamma; Methylation; Sex related methylation; Tissue specific methylation

Indexed keywords

GAMMA INTERFERON;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AIRWAY EPITHELIAL CELL; ALLERGIC ASTHMA; ARTICLE; CD4+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CHEEK CELL; CHILD; CPG ISLAND; DNA METHYLATION; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INTERFERON GAMMA GENE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; SEX DIFFERENCE; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 84986302076     PISSN: 18687075     EISSN: 18687083     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1868-7083-6-9     Document Type: Article

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