Association of Obesity with DNA Methylation Age Acceleration in African American Mothers from the InterGEN Study

Association of Obesity with DNA Methylation Age Acceleration in African American Mothers from the InterGEN Study

African American women are affected by earlier onset of age-associated health deteriorations and obesity disproportionally, but little is known about the mechanism linking body mass index (BMI) and biological aging among this population. DNA methylation age acceleration (DNAm AA), measuring the diff...

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Main Authors: Chengchen Li, Zeyuan Wang, Theresa Hardy, Yunfeng Huang, Qin Hui, Cindy A. Crusto, Michelle L. Wright, Jacquelyn Y. Taylor, Yan V. Sun
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-08-01
Series:International Journal of Molecular Sciences
Subjects:
DNA methylation age acceleration
aging
obesity
BMI
African American
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/20/17/4273

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