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Age-Related Changes in Subtelomeric Methylation in the Normal Japanese Population
17 Feb 2009
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BACKGROUND: The telomeres of somatic cells become shorter with individual aging. However, no significant change in subtelomeric methylation of somatic cells with aging has yet been reported. METHODS: Telomere lengths of the peripheral blood cells of 148 normal Japanese were analyzed by Southern blotting using methylation-sensitive and -insensitive isoschizomers. RESULTS: With aging, long telomeres decrease and...
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