Associations of sex hormone-binding globulin and testosterone with genome-wide DNA methylation

Associations of sex hormone-binding globulin and testosterone with genome-wide DNA methylation

Abstract Background Levels of sex hormone-binding globulin (SHBG) and the androgen testosterone have been associated with risk of diseases throughout the lifecourse. Although both SHBG and testosterone have been shown to be highly heritable, only a fraction of that heritability has been explained by...

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Main Authors: Ryan Arathimos, Gemma C. Sharp, Raquel Granell, Kate Tilling, Caroline L. Relton
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-12-01
Series:BMC Genetics
Subjects:
Sex hormones
DNA methylation
Epigenetics
Testosterone
SHBG
ALSPAC
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12863-018-0703-y

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