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Editorial
. 2014;6(4):367-9.
doi: 10.2217/epi.14.28.

Does epigenetic drift contribute to age-related increases in breast cancer risk?

Scott M Langevin  1 , Susan M Pinney, Yuet-Kin Leung, Shuk-Mei Ho
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Editorial

Does epigenetic drift contribute to age-related increases in breast cancer risk?

Scott M Langevin et al. Epigenomics. 2014.
No abstract available

Keywords: DNA methylation; aging; epigenetic drift; promoter methylation; stochastic selection.

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The authors have no relevant affiliations or financial involvement with any organization or entity with a financial interest in or financial conflict with the subject matter or materials discussed in the manuscript apart from those disclosed.

No writing assistance was utilized in the production of this manuscript.

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