Abstract
Crohn's disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC) are common forms of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Monozygotic (MZ) twin discordance rates and epidemiologic data implicate that environmental changes and epigenetic factors may play a pathogenic role in IBD. DNA methylation (the methylation of cytosines within CpG dinucleotides) is an epigenetic modification, which can respond to environmental influences. We investigated whether DNA methylation might be connected with IBD in peripheral blood leukocyte (PBL) DNA by utilizing genome-wide microarrays.
Original language | English |
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Journal | Inflammatory Bowel Diseases |
Volume | 18 |
Issue number | 12 |
Pages (from-to) | 2334-41 |
Number of pages | 8 |
ISSN | 1078-0998 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2012 |