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Altered DNA methylation is associated with aberrant gene expression in parenchymal but not airway fibroblasts isolated from individuals with COPD

BACKGROUND: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a heterogeneous disease of the lungs that is currently the fourth leading cause of death worldwide. Genetic factors account for only a small amount of COPD risk, but epigenetic mechanisms, including DNA methylation, have the potential to me...

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Autores principales: Clifford, Rachel L., Fishbane, Nick, Patel, Jamie, MacIsaac, Julia L., McEwen, Lisa M., Fisher, Andrew J., Brandsma, Corry-Anke, Nair, Parameswaran, Kobor, Michael S., Hackett, Tillie-Louise, Knox, Alan J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5838860/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29527240
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13148-018-0464-5