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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Published in:	Clinical epigenetics Vol. 7; no. 1; p. 12
Main Authors:	Ali, Omar, Cerjak, Diana, Kent, Jack W, James, Roland, Blangero, John, Carless, Melanie A, Zhang, Yi
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	London BioMed Central 20.02.2015 BioMed Central Ltd
Subjects:	Biomedical and Life Sciences Biomedicine Cardiovascular diseases Chronic diseases Epigenetic inheritance Gene Function Genomes Genomics Human Genetics Methylation Type 2 diabetes Epigenetics MetS Family study Age T2D
ISSN:	1868-7075, 1868-7083
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