Distinct DNA methylation changes highly correlated with chronological age in the human brain

Human Molecular Genetics

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1164-1172

  Hernandez, Dena G ^a,b   Nalls, Michael A ^a   Gibbs, J Raphael ^a,b   Arepalli, Sampath ^a   van der brug, Marcel ^c   Chong, Sean ^a   Moore, Matthew ^a   Longo, Dan L ^a   Cookson, Mark R ^a   Traynor, Bryan J ^a   Singleton, Andrew B ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA;

AGE; ARTICLE; BRAIN; CEREBELLUM; CPG ISLAND; DNA BINDING; DNA METHYLATION; FRONTAL CORTEX; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE MAPPING; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENOME; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPORAL CORTEX;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; BRAIN; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CPG ISLANDS; DNA METHYLATION; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; YOUNG ADULT;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 79952036163     PISSN: 09646906     EISSN: 14602083     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddq561     Document Type: Article

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