The aging epigenome

Brandon L Pierce

doi:10.7554/eLife.78693

The aging epigenome

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

Author

Brandon L Pierce^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Departments of Public Health and Human Genetics, University of Chicago, Chicago, United States.
² Department of Human Genetics, University of Chicago, Chicago, United States.

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.

Publication types

Editorial

MeSH terms

Epigenesis, Genetic*
Epigenome*
Epigenomics