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ReviewInternational journal of molecular sciences2021

Contribution of Dysregulated DNA Methylation to Autoimmunity.

Samanta C Funes, Ayleen Fernández-Fierro, Diego Rebolledo-Zelada, Juan P Mackern-Oberti, Alexis M Kalergis

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Review in International journal of molecular sciences, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

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11citing papers in PubMed
1.0field-weighted citation impact, top 25% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

11 citing papers in PubMed, 24 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. The role of DNA methylation in the regulation of HLA expression.Biomedical papers of the Medical Faculty of the University Palacky, Olomouc, Czechoslovakia · 2026
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  2. International journal of molecular medicine · 2026
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  4. DNA methylation shapes transcription factor binding beyond canonical CpG contexts.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2025
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  7. Epigenetic regulation of 15-lipoxygenase-1 expression in human chondrocytes by promoter methylation.Inflammation research : official journal of the European Histamine Research Society ... [et al.] · 2023
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Samanta C FunesInstituto Multidisciplinario de Investigaciones Biológicas-San Luis (IMIBIO-SL), Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas(CONICET), Universidad Nacional de San Luis (UNSL), San Luis CP 5700, Argentina.
Ayleen Fernández-FierroMillennium Institute on Immunology and Immunotherapy, Departamento de Genética Molecular y Microbiología, Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago 8320000, Chile.
Diego Rebolledo-ZeladaMillennium Institute on Immunology and Immunotherapy, Departamento de Genética Molecular y Microbiología, Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago 8320000, Chile.
Juan P Mackern-ObertiInstituto de Medicina y Biología Experimental de Cuyo-IMBECU-CONICET, Facultad de Ciencias Médicas, Universidad Nacional de Cuyo, Mendoza CP 5500, Argentina.ORCID 0000-0001-9437-0579
Alexis M KalergisMillennium Institute on Immunology and Immunotherapy, Departamento de Genética Molecular y Microbiología, Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago 8320000, Chile.ORCID 0000-0001-7622-5263
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile · CLConsejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas · AR

Funding

ANPCYT/FONCYT/PICT 0271-2015, 1052-2015, 02642-2018, 2019-01762, PIP 0081-2015 CONICET Argentina, J082/2019 SIIP from Universidad Nacional de Cuyo, Mendoza Argentina, CIUDA 2021 Universidad del Aconcagua. PICT 0271-2015, 1052-2015, 02642-2018, 2019-01762, PIP 0081-2015Millennium Institute on Immunology and Immunotherapy grant number P09/016-F and ICN09_016. CORFO grant #13CTI-21526/P4 and P5; ANID/FONDECYT grants #3180570 (KB); #1190830 (AMK). BiomedicalResearchConsortium CTU06 (AMK). COPEC-UC2019.R.1169. COPEC-UC2020. P09/016-F
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Epigenetic mechanisms, such as DNA methylation, histone modifications, and non-coding RNAs are known regulators of gene expression and genomic stability in cell growth, development, and differentiation. Because epigenetic mechanisms can regulate several immune system elements, epigenetic alterations have been found in several autoimmune diseases. The purpose of this review is to discuss the epigenetic modifications, mainly DNA methylation, involved in autoimmune diseases in which T cells play a significant role. For example, Rheumatoid Arthritis and Systemic Lupus Erythematosus display differential gene methylation, mostly hypomethylated 5'-C-phosphate-G-3' (CpG) sites that may associate with disease activity. However, a clear association between DNA methylation, gene expression, and disease pathogenesis must be demonstrated. A better understanding of the impact of epigenetic modifications on the onset of autoimmunity will contribute to the design of novel therapeutic approaches for these diseases.

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DNA MethylationEpigenesis, GeneticGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseHistone CodeAnimalsAutoimmune DiseasesHumansCpGDNA methylationepigeneticrheumatoid arthritissystemic autoimmunity

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