Genome-Wide DNA Methylation Analysis of Chinese Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Identified Hypomethylation in Genes Related to the Type I Interferon Pathway.

Epigenetic variants have been shown in recent studies to be important contributors to the pathogenesis of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Here, we report a 2-step study of discovery followed by replication to identify DNA methylation alterations associated with SLE in a Chinese population. Using...

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Main Authors: Kit San Yeung, Brian Hon-Yin Chung, Sanaa Choufani, Mo Yin Mok, Wai Lap Wong, Christopher Chun Yu Mak, Wanling Yang, Pamela Pui Wah Lee, Wilfred Hing Sang Wong, Yi-An Chen, Daria Grafodatskaya, Raymond Woon Sing Wong, Chak Sing Lau, Daniel Tak Mao Chan, Rosanna Weksberg, Yu-Lung Lau
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5234836?pdf=render