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Effect of 1 year B and D vitamin supplementation on LINE-1 repetitive element methylation in older subjects
1 Jan 2013
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BACKGROUND: Disturbed DNA methylation is causally related to chronic diseases like cancer and atherosclerosis. B vitamins are cofactors required for methyl group synthesis and may therefore affect DNA methylation. Vitamin D has epigenetic effects. We tested if B and D vitamin supplementation has an effect on genomic long interspersed nuclear element-1 (LINE-1) methylation and the metabolites S-adenosylmethionine...
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