Race-specific alterations in DNA methylation among middle-aged African Americans and Whites with metabolic syndrome

Race-specific alterations in DNA methylation among middle-aged African Americans and Whites with metabolic syndrome

Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is a cluster of cardiometabolic risk factors for all-cause mortality, cardiovascular disease, and cancer. Identifying epigenetic alterations associated with MetS in African Americans (AAs) and Whites may provide insight into genes that influence its differential health outc...

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Main Authors: Kumaraswamy Naidu Chitrala, Dena G. Hernandez, Michael A. Nalls, Nicolle A. Mode, Alan B. Zonderman, Ngozi Ezike, Michele K. Evans
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2020-05-01
Series:Epigenetics
Subjects:
metabolic syndrome
methylation
race
health disparities
epigenomic wide association study
african americans
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15592294.2019.1695340

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15592294.2019.1695340

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