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DNA methylation age is associated with mortality in a longitudinal Danish twin study

An epigenetic profile defining the DNA methylation age (DNAm age) of an individual has been suggested to be a biomarker of aging, and thus possibly providing a tool for assessment of health and mortality. In this study, we estimated the DNAm age of 378 Danish twins, age 30–82 years, and furthermore...

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Autores principales: Christiansen, Lene, Lenart, Adam, Tan, Qihua, Vaupel, James W., Aviv, Abraham, McGue, Matt, Christensen, Kaare
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4717264/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26594032
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/acel.12421