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Editorial
. 2022 Apr 28:11:e78693.
doi: 10.7554/eLife.78693.

The aging epigenome

Brandon L Pierce  1   2
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Editorial

The aging epigenome

Brandon L Pierce. Elife. .

Abstract

A new approach helps to assess the impact of accelerated epigenetic aging on the risk of cancer.

Keywords: DNA methylation; Mendelian randomization; cancer; epidemiology; epigenetic age acceleration; epigenetic clocks; genetics; genomics; human; medicine.

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Conflict of interest statement

BP No competing interests declared

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  • doi: 10.7554/eLife.75374

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