Differential DNA methylation and lymphocyte proportions in a Costa Rican high longevity region
Abstract Background The Nicoya Peninsula in Costa Rica has one of the highest old-age life expectancies in the world, but the underlying biological mechanisms of this longevity are not well understood. As DNA methylation is hypothesized to be a component of biological aging, we focused on this malle...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2017-04-01
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Series: | Epigenetics & Chromatin |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13072-017-0128-2 |