Longitudinal changes in the genetic and environmental influences on the epigenetic clocks across old age: Evidence from two twin cohortsResearch in context

Background: Measures based on DNA methylation, epigenetic clocks, have recently gained attraction as predictors of mortality and age-related pathologies. However, the origins of variation in these measures are not well understood. Methods: In a pooled sample of 104 Swedish and Danish twin pairs, we...

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Main Authors: Juulia Jylhävä, Jacob Hjelmborg, Mette Soerensen, Elizabeth Munoz, Qihua Tan, Ralf Kuja-Halkola, Jonas Mengel-From, Kaare Christensen, Lene Christiansen, Sara Hägg, Nancy L. Pedersen, Chandra A. Reynolds
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-02-01
Series:EBioMedicine
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352396419300477