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

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
Source :
Nature Communications, Vol 7, Iss 1, Pp 1-11 (2016)
Publication Year :
2016
Publisher :
Nature Portfolio, 2016.

Abstract

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.

Subjects

Subjects :
Science

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
20411723
Volume :
7
Issue :
1
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Nature Communications
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.74847440186d44ba8513e31e9862b708
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms13555