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The pathogenesis of HS is not fully understood, but considering the key role played by the biological clock in the control of immune\/inflammatory processes the derangement of circadian and ultradian pathways could be hypothesized.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>We analyzed genome-wide DNA methylation patterns in peripheral blood from 24 HS cases and 24 controls using the Infinium HumanMethylation450 BeadChip array (Illumina), followed by bioinformatics and statistical analyses.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>We found that several circadian and ultradian genes were differentially methylated in HS patients, predominantly exhibiting hypomethylation. 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