An epigenetic map of age-associated autosomal loci in northern European families at high risk for the metabolic syndrome

Background The prevalence of chronic diseases such as cancer, type 2 diabetes, metabolic syndrome (MetS), and cardiovascular disease increases with age in all populations. Epigenetic features are hypothesized to play important roles in the pathophysiology of age-associated diseases, but a map of the...

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