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T cell epigenetic remodeling and accelerated epigenetic aging are linked to long-term immune alterations in childhood cancer survivors.

Sara DanielVibe NylanderLars R IngerslevLing ZhongOdile FabreBriana CliffordKaren JohnstonRichard J CohnRomain BarresDavid Simar
Published in: Clinical epigenetics (2018)
Cancer treatments, in particular TBI/HSCT, are associated with long-term immune disturbances. We propose that epigenetic remodeling of immune cells following cancer therapy augments inflammatory- and age-related diseases, including metabolic complications, in childhood cancer survivors.
Keyphrases
  • childhood cancer
  • dna methylation
  • young adults
  • cancer therapy
  • gene expression
  • traumatic brain injury
  • drug delivery
  • oxidative stress
  • squamous cell carcinoma