Increased DNA methylation variability in type 1 diabetes across three immune effector cell types

The incidence of type 1 diabetes is increasing, potentially implicating non-genetic factors. Here the authors conduct an epigenome-wide association study in disease-discordant twins and find increased DNA methylation variability at genes associated with immune cell metabolism and the cell cycle.

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Main Authors: Dirk S. Paul, Andrew E. Teschendorff, Mary A.N. Dang, Robert Lowe, Mohammed I. Hawa, Simone Ecker, Huriya Beyan, Stephanie Cunningham, Alexandra R. Fouts, Anita Ramelius, Frances Burden, Samantha Farrow, Sophia Rowlston, Karola Rehnstrom, Mattia Frontini, Kate Downes, Stephan Busche, Warren A. Cheung, Bing Ge, Marie-Michelle Simon, David Bujold, Tony Kwan, Guillaume Bourque, Avik Datta, Ernesto Lowy, Laura Clarke, Paul Flicek, Emanuele Libertini, Simon Heath, Marta Gut, Ivo G Gut, Willem H. Ouwehand, Tomi Pastinen, Nicole Soranzo, Sabine E. Hofer, Beate Karges, Thomas Meissner, Bernhard O. Boehm, Corrado Cilio, Helena Elding Larsson, Åke Lernmark, Andrea K. Steck, Vardhman K. Rakyan, Stephan Beck, R. David Leslie
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Language:EN
Published: Nature Portfolio 2016
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/74847440186d44ba8513e31e9862b708
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