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Over the decades, there have been many advances in developing treatments for different types of cancer, specifically in the field of cancer genomics. These sophisticated tools identify the driver mutations that cause the disease. The epigenetic process of methylation usually...
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Millions of people globally are affected by Colorectal Cancer (CRC). This common disease of the digestive system is associated with alcohol intake, smoking, increased body weight, certain dietary habits, inflammatory bowel disease, the male sex, diabetes, and ethnicity risk factors....
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Socioeconomic position (SEP) includes income and financial security and educational attainment, and personal perceptions of social class and social status. Thanks to the study of epigenetics, aging biomarkers can now help us understand how deep-rooted socioeconomic position inequalities influence aging....
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Introducing DunedinPoAm: A revolutionary algorithm that can detect current pace of aging by measuring DNA Methylation. Biological Aging is the gradual, progressive decline in system integrity that occurs over time. When measured by looking at epigenetic markers called Methylation, advanced...
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Cancer is a genome disease caused by somatic mutations to the DNA within cells. These mutations alter pathways involved in regulating cellular growth and interactions with the surrounding tissue environment. To date, there are over 100 types of cancers characterized...
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