DNA methylation and healthy human aging

Aging Cell

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 924-932

  Jones, Meaghan J ^a,b   Goodman, Sarah J ^a,b   Kobor, Michael S ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aging; DNA methylation; Epigenetics; Human; Review

Indexed keywords

AGING; DNA METHYLATION; DYNAMICS; EPIGENETICS; GENE INTERACTION; GENOME; GENOTYPE ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; CPG ISLAND; GENETIC EPIGENESIS; GENETICS; HUMAN GENOME; METABOLISM; TELOMERE SHORTENING;

DNA;

AGING; CPG ISLANDS; DNA; DNA METHYLATION; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; EPIGENOMICS; GENOME, HUMAN; HUMANS; TELOMERE SHORTENING;

EID: 84954379553     PISSN: 14749718     EISSN: 14749726     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/acel.12349     Document Type: Review

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