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Tobacco smoking and smoking-related DNA methylation are associated with the development of frailty among older adults
21 Dec 2016
Abstract excerpt
Tobacco smoking is a preventable environmental factor that contributes to a wide spectrum of age-related health outcomes; however, its association with the development of frailty is not yet well established. We examined the associations of self-reported smoking indicators, serum cotinine levels and smoking-related DNA methylation biomarkers with a quantitative frailty index (FI) in 2 independent subsets of older...
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