Variable DNA methylation of aging-related genes is associated with male COPD

Abstract Background Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a chronic lung inflammatory disease which has a close relationship with aging. Genome-wide analysis reveals that DNA methylation markers vary obviously with age. DNA methylation variations in peripheral blood have the potential to b...

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Main Authors: Xizi Du, Lin Yuan, Mengping Wu, Meichao Men, Ruoxi He, Leyuan Wang, Shuangyan Wu, Yang Xiang, Xiangping Qu, Huijun Liu, Xiaoqun Qin, Chengping Hu, Ling Qin, Chi Liu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-11-01
Series:Respiratory Research
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12931-019-1215-7