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BCL-6 and EZH2 cooperate to epigenetically repress anti-inflammatory miR-142-3p/5p in lupus CD4+T cells

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  1. Division of Rheumatology, Department of Pediatrics, Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA

    Amr H. Sawalha

  2. Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA

    Amr H. Sawalha

  3. Lupus Center of Excellence, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA

    Amr H. Sawalha

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Sawalha, A.H. BCL-6 and EZH2 cooperate to epigenetically repress anti-inflammatory miR-142-3p/5p in lupus CD4+T cells. Cell Mol Immunol 18, 504–505 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41423-019-0288-z

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