Genetic and environmental influences interact with age and sex in shaping the human methylome

The methylome is subject to genetic and environmental effects. Their impact may depend on sex and age, resulting in sex- and age-related physiological variation and disease susceptibility. Here we estimate the total heritability of DNA methylation levels in whole blood and estimate the variance expl...

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Main Authors: van Dongen, Jenny, Nivard, Michel G., Willemsen, Gonneke, Hottenga, Jouke-Jan, Helmer, Quinta, Dolan, Conor V., Ehli, Erik A., Davies, Gareth E., van Iterson, Maarten, Breeze, Charles E., Beck, Stephan, Suchiman, H. Eka, Jansen, Rick, van Meurs, Joyce B., Heijmans, Bastiaan T., Slagboom, P. Eline, Boomsma, Dorret I.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2016
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4820961/