Characterizing genetic and environmental influences on variable DNA methylation using monozygotic and dizygotic twins.

Variation in DNA methylation is being increasingly associated with health and disease outcomes. Although DNA methylation is hypothesized to be a mechanism by which both genetic and non-genetic factors can influence the regulation of gene expression, little is known about the extent to which DNA meth...

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Main Authors: Eilis Hannon, Olivia Knox, Karen Sugden, Joe Burrage, Chloe C Y Wong, Daniel W Belsky, David L Corcoran, Louise Arseneault, Terrie E Moffitt, Avshalom Caspi, Jonathan Mill
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-08-01
Series:PLoS Genetics
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6084815?pdf=render