Disentangling associations between DNA methylation and blood lipids: a Mendelian randomization approach

Abstract Background DNA methylation is an epigenetic mechanism that has been proposed as a possible link between genetic and environmental determinants of disease. Prior studies reported robust associations between the methylation of specific cytosine-phosphate-guanine (CpG) sites and plasma lipids,...

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Main Authors: Sergi Sayols-Baixeras, Hemant K. Tiwari, Stella W. Aslibekyan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-09-01
Series:BMC Proceedings
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12919-018-0119-8