Blood Surrogate Epigenetic Biomarkers of Atherosclerosis Reveal Common Signature of Inflamm-Aging-Disorders

DNA methylation is the most well-known epigenetic modification of DNA. This epigenetic mark is crucial in controlling gene expression profiles, maintaining cellular identity, genomic imprinting and X-chromosome inactivation. Furthermore, DNA methylation is plastic and can adapt to environmental stim...

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Main Authors: Ken Declerck, Wim Vanden Berghe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-06-01
Series:Proceedings
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2504-3900/11/1/39