https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Index ${session.getAttribute("locale")} 5 EBV and MS: major cause, minor contribution or red-herring? https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:31987 Tue 17 Apr 2018 09:47:46 AEST ]]> Epigenetic differences at the HTR2A locus in progressive multiple sclerosis patients https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:38628 + T cells of relapsing–remitting (RR) MS patients compared to healthy controls and identified differentially methylated regions (DMRs) in HLA-DRB1 and RNF39. This study aimed to investigate the DNA methylation profiles of the CD4+ T cells of progressive MS patients. DNA methylation was measured in two separate case/control cohorts using the Illumina 450K/EPIC arrays and data was analysed with the Chip Analysis Methylation Pipeline (ChAMP). Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) were assessed using the Illumina Human OmniExpress24 arrays and analysed using PLINK. Expression was assessed using the Illumina HT12 array and analysed in R using a combination of Limma and Illuminaio. We identified three DMRs at HTR2A, SLC17A9 and HDAC4 that were consistent across both cohorts. The DMR at HTR2A is located within the bounds of a haplotype block; however, the DMR remained significant after accounting for SNPs in the region. No expression changes were detected in any DMRs. HTR2A is differentially methylated in progressive MS independent of genotype. This differential methylation is not evident in RRMS, making it a potential biomarker of progressive disease.]]> Mon 29 Jan 2024 17:52:47 AEDT ]]> Increased DNA methylation of SLFN12 in CD4⁺ and CD8⁺ T cells from multiple sclerosis patients https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:37082 Fri 14 Aug 2020 14:27:43 AEST ]]>