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Comprehensive longitudinal study of epigenetic mutations in aging.
Clinical epigenetics - 9 Dec 2019
Wang Yunzhang, Karlsson Robert, Jylhävä Juulia, Hedman Åsa K, Almqvist Catarina, Karlsson Ida K, Pedersen Nancy L, Almgren Malin, Hägg Sara
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The role of DNA methylation in aging has been widely studied. However, epigenetic mutations, here defined as aberrant methylation levels compared to the distribution in a population, are less understood. Hence, we investigated longitudinal accumulation of epigenetic mutations, using 994 blood samples collected at up to five time points from 375 individuals in old ages. RESULTS: We verified earlier...
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