Decline in genomic DNA methylation through aging in a cohort of elderly subjects

Valentina Bollati; Joel Schwartz; Robert O. Wright; Augusto A. Litonjua; Letizia Tarantini; Helen Suh; David Sparrow; Pantel Vokonas; Andrea Baccarelli

doi:10.1016/j.mad.2008.12.003

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DNA methylationAlu elementMethylationPyrosequencingBiologyGeneticsHuman genomeDNAGenomeMolecular biologyGeneGene expression

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Year: 2008
Type: article
Volume: 130
Issue: 4
Pages: 234-239
Citations: 579
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                                    Valentina Bollati, 
                                
                                    Joel Schwartz, 
                                
                                    Robert O. Wright
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2008). 
                            Decline in genomic DNA methylation through aging in a cohort of elderly subjects. 
                            Mechanisms of Ageing and Development
                            , 130
                            (4)
                            , 234-239.
                            https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mad.2008.12.003
                        

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DOI: 10.1016/j.mad.2008.12.003