Differential DNA methylation with age displays both common and dynamic features across human tissues that are influenced by CpG landscape

K Day, LL Waite, A Thalacker-Mercer, A West… - Genome biology, 2013 - Springer
Background DNA methylation is an epigenetic modification that changes with age in human
tissues, although the mechanisms and specificity of this process are still poorly understood …

Aging effects on DNA methylation modules in human brain and blood tissue

S Horvath, Y Zhang, P Langfelder, RS Kahn… - Genome biology, 2012 - Springer
Background Several recent studies reported aging effects on DNA methylation levels of
individual CpG dinucleotides. But it is not yet known whether aging-related consensus …

Ageing-associated DNA methylation dynamics are a molecular readout of lifespan variation among mammalian species

R Lowe, C Barton, CA Jenkins, C Ernst, O Forman… - Genome biology, 2018 - Springer
Background Mammalian species exhibit a wide range of lifespans. To date, a robust and
dynamic molecular readout of these lifespan differences has not yet been identified. Recent …

An integrative multi-scale analysis of the dynamic DNA methylation landscape in aging

T Yuan, Y Jiao, S de Jong, RA Ophoff, S Beck… - PLoS …, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Recent studies have demonstrated that the DNA methylome changes with age. This
epigenetic drift may have deep implications for cellular differentiation and disease …

Age-related accrual of methylomic variability is linked to fundamental ageing mechanisms

RC Slieker, M van Iterson, R Luijk, M Beekman… - Genome biology, 2016 - Springer
Background Epigenetic change is a hallmark of ageing but its link to ageing mechanisms in
humans remains poorly understood. While DNA methylation at many CpG sites closely …

Cross-sectional and longitudinal changes in DNA methylation with age: an epigenome-wide analysis revealing over 60 novel age-associated CpG sites

I Florath, K Butterbach, H Müller… - Human molecular …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Understanding the role of epigenetic modifications, eg DNA methylation, in the process of
aging requires the characterization of methylation patterns in large cohorts. We analysed> …

Making sense of the ageing methylome

K Seale, S Horvath, A Teschendorff, N Eynon… - Nature Reviews …, 2022 - nature.com
Over time, the human DNA methylation landscape accrues substantial damage, which has
been associated with a broad range of age-related diseases, including cardiovascular …

Continuous aging of the human DNA methylome throughout the human lifespan

Å Johansson, S Enroth, U Gyllensten - PloS one, 2013 - journals.plos.org
DNA methylation plays an important role in development of disease and the process of
aging. In this study we examine DNA methylation at 476,366 sites throughout the genome of …

Ageing-associated changes in the human DNA methylome: genomic locations and effects on gene expression

S Marttila, L Kananen, S Häyrynen, J Jylhävä… - BMC genomics, 2015 - Springer
Background Changes in DNA methylation are among the mechanisms contributing to the
ageing process. We sought to identify ageing-associated DNA methylation changes at …

Aging and environmental exposures alter tissue-specific DNA methylation dependent upon CpG island context

BC Christensen, EA Houseman, CJ Marsit… - PLoS …, 2009 - journals.plos.org
Epigenetic control of gene transcription is critical for normal human development and
cellular differentiation. While alterations of epigenetic marks such as DNA methylation have …