Screening for genes that accelerate the epigenetic aging clock in humans reveals a role for the H3K36 methyltransferase NSD1

Epigenetic clocks are mathematical models that predict the biological age of an individual using DNA methylation data and have emerged in the last few years as the most accurate biomarkers of the aging process...

Source: Genome Biology - August 14, 2019 Category: Genetics & Stem Cells Authors: Daniel E. Martin-Herranz, Erfan Aref-Eshghi, Marc Jan Bonder, Thomas M. Stubbs, Sanaa Choufani, Rosanna Weksberg, Oliver Stegle, Bekim Sadikovic, Wolf Reik and Janet M. Thornton Tags: Research Source Type: research