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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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2018-02-01
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| Series: | Clinical Epigenetics |
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| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13148-018-0452-9 |