Short-term smoking cessation leads to a universal decrease in whole blood genomic DNA methylation in patients with a smoking history
Abstract Background Epigenetics is involved in various human diseases. Smoking is one of the most common environmental factors causing epigenetic changes. The DNA methylation changes and mechanisms after quitting smoking have yet to be defined. The present study examined the changes in DNA methylati...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2023-07-01
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| Series: | World Journal of Surgical Oncology |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12957-023-03099-2 |