The epigenetic mechanism for discordance of autoimmunity in monozygotic twins

Journal of Autoimmunity

Volumn 83, Issue , 2017, Pages 43-50

  Xiang, Zhongyuan ^a   Yang, Yuanqing ^a   Chang, Christopher ^b   Lu, Qianjin ^a  

^a CENTRAL SOUTH UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Autoimmune diseases; DNA methylation; Epigenetics; Histone modification; MicroRNAs mediated regulation; Monozygotic twin

Indexed keywords

HISTONE; MICRORNA;

AUTOIMMUNITY; DERMATOMYOSITIS; DNA METHYLATION; DNA SEQUENCE; EPIGENETICS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HISTONE MODIFICATION; HUMAN; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PHENOTYPE; PRIMARY BILIARY CIRRHOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSORIASIS; REVIEW; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SCLERODERMA; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS; SYSTEMIC SCLEROSIS; TWIN DISCORDANCE; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; GENETIC EPIGENESIS; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; GENOTYPE ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; IMMUNOLOGY; METABOLISM;

AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES; AUTOIMMUNITY; DNA METHYLATION; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; GENE-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; GENOTYPE; HISTONES; HUMANS; MICRORNAS; PHENOTYPE; TWINS, MONOZYGOTIC;

EID: 85017464029     PISSN: 08968411     EISSN: 10959157     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaut.2017.04.003     Document Type: Review

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