Publication Date:
2014-10-29
Description:
Because of the dearth of biomarkers of aging, it has been difficult to test the hypothesis that obesity increases tissue age. Here we use a novel epigenetic biomarker of aging (referred to as an “epigenetic clock”) to study the relationship between high body mass index (BMI) and the DNA methylation...
Print ISSN:
0027-8424
Electronic ISSN:
1091-6490
Topics:
Biology
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Medicine
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Natural Sciences in General
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