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Arsenic Exposure and DNA Methylation Among Elderly Men
25 Jul 2012
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BACKGROUND: Arsenic exposure has been linked to epigenetic modifications such as DNA methylation in in-vitro and animal studies. This association has also been explored in highly exposed human populations, but studies among populations environmentally exposed to low arsenic levels are lacking. METHODS: We evaluated the association between exposure to arsenic, measured in toenails, and blood DNA methylation in Alu...
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