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Editorial
. 2018 Mar;11(3):e002089.
doi: 10.1161/CIRCGEN.118.002089.

Epigenetic Age Acceleration: A Biological Doomsday Clock for Cardiovascular Disease?

Michael M Mendelson  1
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Editorial

Epigenetic Age Acceleration: A Biological Doomsday Clock for Cardiovascular Disease?

Michael M Mendelson. Circ Genom Precis Med. 2018 Mar.
No abstract available

Keywords: DNA methylation; Editorials; aging; biomarkers; epidemiology.

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