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Higher Alu Methylation Levels in Catch-Up Growth in Twenty-Year-Old Offsprings
25 Mar 2015
Abstract excerpt
Alu elements and long interspersed element-1 (LINE-1 or L1) are two major human intersperse repetitive sequences. Lower Alu methylation, but not LINE-1, has been observed in blood cells of people in old age, and in menopausal women having lower bone mass and osteoporosis. Nevertheless, Alu methylation levels also vary among young individuals. Here, we explored phenotypes at birth that are associated with Alu...
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