Aortic valve stenosis promotes pathological shear stress-dependent epigenomic dysregulation in circulating T cells.
Yunyang Zhang, Jan Lukas Kleiner, Jimmy Zheng, Frank Splettstoesser, Sebastian Zimmer, Mark Coburn, Christina Katharina Weisheit, Stilla Frede, Mark E. Pepin
This study identifies epigenomic changes in circulating T cells associated with aortic valve stenosis, showing a methylation risk score correlates with hemodynamic severity.
bioRxiv · May 19, 2026 · PreprintMolecular Biology