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 …

DNA methylation aging clocks: challenges and recommendations

CG Bell, R Lowe, PD Adams, AA Baccarelli, S Beck… - Genome biology, 2019 - Springer
Epigenetic clocks comprise a set of CpG sites whose DNA methylation levels measure
subject age. These clocks are acknowledged as a highly accurate molecular correlate of …

DNA methylation QTL mapping across diverse human tissues provides molecular links between genetic variation and complex traits

M Oliva, K Demanelis, Y Lu, M Chernoff, F Jasmine… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Studies of DNA methylation (DNAm) in solid human tissues are relatively scarce; tissue-
specific characterization of DNAm is needed to understand its role in gene regulation and its …

Deconstructing a syndrome: genomic insights into PCOS causal mechanisms and classification

M Dapas, A Dunaif - Endocrine reviews, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is among the most common disorders in women of
reproductive age, affecting up to 15% worldwide, depending on the diagnostic criteria …

Genomic and phenotypic insights from an atlas of genetic effects on DNA methylation

JL Min, G Hemani, E Hannon, KF Dekkers… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Characterizing genetic influences on DNA methylation (DNAm) provides an opportunity to
understand mechanisms underpinning gene regulation and disease. In the present study …

Facing up to the global challenges of ageing

L Partridge, J Deelen, PE Slagboom - Nature, 2018 - nature.com
Longer human lives have led to a global burden of late-life disease. However, some older
people experience little ill health, a trait that should be extended to the general population …

Genetic impacts on DNA methylation: research findings and future perspectives

S Villicaña, JT Bell - Genome biology, 2021 - Springer
Multiple recent studies highlight that genetic variants can have strong impacts on a
significant proportion of the human DNA methylome. Methylation quantitative trait loci, or …

Gene–environment interactions in Alzheimer disease: the emerging role of epigenetics

L Migliore, F Coppedè - Nature Reviews Neurology, 2022 - nature.com
With the exception of a few monogenic forms, Alzheimer disease (AD) has a complex
aetiology that is likely to involve multiple susceptibility genes and environmental factors. The …

Engineering triangular carbon quantum dots with unprecedented narrow bandwidth emission for multicolored LEDs

F Yuan, T Yuan, L Sui, Z Wang, Z Xi, Y Li, X Li… - Nature …, 2018 - nature.com
Carbon quantum dots (CQDs) have emerged as promising materials for optoelectronic
applications on account of carbon's intrinsic merits of high stability, low cost, and …

Epigenetic clock: A promising biomarker and practical tool in aging

R Duan, Q Fu, Y Sun, Q Li - Ageing Research Reviews, 2022 - Elsevier
As a complicated process, aging is characterized by various changes at the cellular,
subcellular and nuclear levels, one of which is epigenetic aging. With increasing awareness …