An epigenome-wide association study of sex-specific chronological ageing

An epigenome-wide association study of sex-specific chronological ageing

Abstract Background Advanced age is associated with cognitive and physical decline and is a major risk factor for a multitude of disorders. There is also a gap in life expectancy between males and females. DNA methylation differences have been shown to be associated with both age and sex. Here, we i...

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Váldodahkkit: Daniel L. McCartney, Futao Zhang, Robert F. Hillary, Qian Zhang, Anna J. Stevenson, Rosie M. Walker, Mairead L. Bermingham, Thibaud Boutin, Stewart W. Morris, Archie Campbell, Alison D. Murray, Heather C. Whalley, David J. Porteous, Caroline Hayward, Kathryn L. Evans, Tamir Chandra, Ian J. Deary, Andrew M. McIntosh, Jian Yang, Peter M. Visscher, Allan F. McRae, Riccardo E. Marioni
Materiálatiipa: Artihkal
Giella:English
Almmustuhtton: BMC 2019-12-01
Ráidu:Genome Medicine
Fáttát:
DNA methylation
Ageing
Sexual dimorphism
X chromosome
Generation Scotland
Liŋkkat:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13073-019-0693-z

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s13073-019-0693-z

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