The association of DNA methylation with body mass index: distinguishing between predictors and biomarkers

BACKGROUND: DNA methylation is associated with body mass index (BMI), but it is not clear if methylation scores are biomarkers for extant BMI or predictive of future BMI. Here, we explore the causal nature and predictive utility of DNA methylation measured in peripheral blood with BMI and cardiometa...

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Autores principales: Reed, Zoe E., Suderman, Matthew J., Relton, Caroline L., Davis, Oliver S. P., Hemani, Gibran
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2020
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7106582/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32228717
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13148-020-00841-5

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7106582/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32228717
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13148-020-00841-5

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