Epigenetics: DNA methylation signatures in Sjögren syndrome

Yves Renaudineau1, Esteban Ballestar2

  • 1Laboratory of Immunology and Immunotherapy, Brest University Medical School, Hospital Centre Regional University (CHRU) Morvan, 2 Avenue Foch, BP 824, Brest 29609, France; INSERM ERI29/EA2216 Laboratory of Immunotherapies and B cell Pathologies, Labex "Immunotherapy Graft-Oncology", Réseau épigénétique et réseau canaux ioniques du cancéropole Grand Ouest, University of Brest, Brest 26609, France.

Nature Reviews. Rheumatology
|September 16, 2016
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