The Effect of Tobacco Smoking Differs across Indices of DNA Methylation-Based Aging in an African American Sample: DNA Methylation-Based Indices of Smoking Capture These Effects

Smoking is one of the leading preventable causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide, prompting interest in its association with DNA methylation-based measures of biological aging. Considerable progress has been made in developing DNA methylation-based measures that correspond to self-reported smok...

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Main Authors: Man-Kit Lei, Frederick X. Gibbons, Ronald L. Simons, Robert A. Philibert, Steven R. H. Beach
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-03-01
Series:Genes
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4425/11/3/311