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Causality between heart failure and epigenetic age: a bidirectional Mendelian randomization study.
ESC heart failure - 1 Oct 2023
Zhang Fengjun, Deng Shanshan, Zhang Jing, Xu Wenchang, Xian Dexian, Wang Yuxuan, Zhao Qiong, Liu Yuan, Zhu Xiuli, Peng Min, Zhang Lin
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AIMS: Heart failure (HF) is a prevalent age-related cardiovascular disease with poor prognosis in the elderly population. This study aimed to establish the causal relationship between ageing and HF by conducting a bidirectional Mendelian randomization (MR) analysis on epigenetic age (a marker of ageing) and HF. METHODS AND RESULTS: Genome-wide association study data for epigenetic age (GrimAge, HorvathAge,...
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