Progress on the role of DNA methylation in aging and longevity

Briefings in Functional Genomics

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2016, Pages 454-459

  Xiao, Fu Hui ^a   Kong, Qing Peng ^a   Perry, Benjamin ^b   He, Yong Han ^a  

^a KUNMING INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (China)

^b Omni Active Health Technologies (Canada) Ltd   (China)

Author keywords

Age related disease; Aging; DNA methylation; Epigenetics; Longevity

Indexed keywords

AZACITIDINE; DECITABINE; DNA;

AGE RELATED DISEASE; AGING; ARTICLE; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DISEASES; DNA METHYLATION; EPIGENETICS; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HUMAN; LONGEVITY; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; ANIMAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC EPIGENESIS; GENETICS;

AGING; ANIMALS; DNA METHYLATION; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HUMANS; LONGEVITY;

EID: 85016001155     PISSN: 20412649     EISSN: 20412657     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bfgp/elw009     Document Type: Article

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