Causal effect of smoking on DNA methylation in peripheral blood: a twin and family study

Causal effect of smoking on DNA methylation in peripheral blood: a twin and family study

Abstract Background Smoking has been reported to be associated with peripheral blood DNA methylation, but the causal aspects of the association have rarely been investigated. We aimed to investigate the association and underlying causation between smoking and blood methylation. Methods The methylati...

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Main Authors: Shuai Li, Ee Ming Wong, Minh Bui, Tuong L. Nguyen, Ji-Hoon Eric Joo, Jennifer Stone, Gillian S. Dite, Graham G. Giles, Richard Saffery, Melissa C. Southey, John L. Hopper
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-02-01
Series:Clinical Epigenetics
Subjects:
DNA methylation
Smoking
Epigenome-wide association study
Causal inference
Family study
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13148-018-0452-9

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