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ArticleClinical and experimental immunology2020

Epigenetic alterations on C1-inhibitor expression may influence hereditary angioedema attack frequency and C4 levels: Comment on: Karagianni P, Goules AV, Tzioufas AG. Epigenetic alterations in Sjogren's syndrome patient saliva.

S Khan, H Longhurst

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Article in Clinical and experimental immunology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5citing papers in PubMed
0.5field-weighted citation impact, top 33% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Article
  2. Article
  3. Biomarkers in Hereditary Angioedema.Clinical reviews in allergy & immunology · 2021
    Review
  4. The Genetics of Hereditary Angioedema: A Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2021
    Review
  5. Article
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

S KhanDepartment of Immunology and Allergy, Castle Hill Hospital, Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Cottingham, UK.ORCID 0000-0001-5654-2835
H LonghurstDepartment of Clinical Immunology, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge, UK.
Castle Hill Hospital · GBRoyal London Hospital · GB

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Epigenetic studies reveal how our genes (nature) are influenced by environment (nurture) leading to wide variability in clinical presentations, especially in autoimmune diseases. Patients with C1-inhibitor deficiency, even within the same family, have diverse clinical presentations that may reflect epigenetic control of gene expression by hormones or inflammatory signals.

Indexed as

Angioedemas, HereditarySjogren's SyndromeComplement C1 Inactivator ProteinsComplement C1 Inhibitor ProteinEpigenesis, GeneticHumansSalivaSilverComplement C1 Inactivator ProteinsComplement C1 Inhibitor ProteinSilver

Identifiers

PMID32940350
PMCPMC7597606
OpenAlexW3087138472

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