Genetic variants shape rheumatoid arthritis-specific transcriptomic features in CD4+ T cells through differential DNA methylation, explaining a substantial proportion of heritability

Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases

Fecha de publicación: 17 de junio de 2021

Autores: Eunji Ha, So-Young Bang, Jiwoo Lim, Jun Ho Yun, Jeong-Min Kim, Jae-Bum Bae, Hye-Soon Lee, Bong-Jo Kim, Kwangwoo Kim, Sang-Cheol Bae

DOI: 2021;80:876-883.

Background: CD4⁺ T cells have been suggested as the most disease-relevant cell type in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in which RA-risk non-coding variants exhibit allele-specific effects on regulation of RA-driving genes. This study aimed to understand RA-specific signatures in CD4⁺ T cells using multi-omics data, interpreting inter-omics relationships in shaping the RA transcriptomic landscape.

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