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The role of epigenetics in aging and age-related diseases.
Ageing research reviews - 1 Oct 2009
Calvanese Vincenzo, Lara Ester, Kahn Arnold, Fraga Mario F
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The role of epigenetics in aging and age-related diseases is a key issue in molecular physiology and medicine because certain epigenetic factors are thought to mediate, at least in part, the relationship between the genome and the environment. An active role for epigenetics in aging must meet two prior conditions: there must be specific epigenetic changes during aging and they must be functionally associated with...
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