Accelerated Epigenetic Age Among Women with Invasive Cervical Cancer and HIV-Infection in Nigeria

Accelerated Epigenetic Age Among Women with Invasive Cervical Cancer and HIV-Infection in Nigeria

BackgroundInvasive cervical cancer (ICC) is a serious public health burden in Nigeria, where human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) remains highly prevalent. Previous research suggested that epigenetic age acceleration (EAA) could play a role in detection of HIV-associated ICC. However, little research...

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Main Authors: Jonah Musa, Kyeezu Kim, Yinan Zheng, Yishu Qu, Brian T. Joyce, Jun Wang, Drew R. Nannini, Demirkan B. Gursel, Olugbenga Silas, Fatimah B. Abdulkareem, Godwin Imade, Alani S. Akanmu, Jian-Jun Wei, Masha Kocherginsky, Kwang-Youn A. Kim, Firas Wehbe, Chad J. Achenbach, Rose Anorlu, Melissa A. Simon, Atiene Sagay, Folasade T. Ogunsola, Robert L. Murphy, Lifang Hou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Public Health
Subjects:
invasive cervical cancer
human immunodeficiency virus
epigenetic age acceleration
DNA methylation
LMIC
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2022.834800/full

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