Cross-sectional and longitudinal changes in DNA methylation with age: An epigenome-wide analysis revealing over 60 novel age-associated CpG sites

Human Molecular Genetics

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 1186-1201

  Florath, Ines ^a   Butterbach, Katja ^a   Müller, Heiko ^a   Bewerunge hudler, Melanie ^a   Brenner, Hermann ^a  

^a GERMAN CANCER RESEARCH CENTER DKFZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; CPG ISLANDS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DNA METHYLATION; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; EPIGENOMICS; GENOME-WIDE ASSOCIATION STUDY; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MIDDLE AGED; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE ANNOTATION; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE;

EID: 84894088246     PISSN: 09646906     EISSN: 14602083     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddt531     Document Type: Article

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