Epigenetics explains rheumatism? Genes and their regulatory 'tags' conspire to promote rheumatoid arthritis
Sunday, January 20, 2013 - 20:00
in Biology & Nature
In one of the first genome-wide studies to hunt for both genes and their regulatory “tags” in patients suffering from a common disease, researchers have found a clear role for the tags in mediating genetic risk for rheumatoid arthritis (RA). The scientists say they were able to spot tagged DNA sequences that may be important for the development of RA.