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epigenetic clock methylation pattern

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Posted 19 April 2016 - 03:03 AM


interesting article in Washington Post:

 

https://www.washingt...26c5_story.html

 

"Research suggests that about 25 percent of longevity is determined by genes"

 

“In my opinion, there is a fundamental aging process — the true root cause of aging,” Horvath said. “We are currently designing a large human study that will test to what extent epigenetic changes underlie this process.”

 

“There’s been 20 years of research, and the field has learned that telomere shortening plays a role in aging. But it is not the fundamental cause of aging,” Horvath, the genetics professor, said. “We can debate how important it is.”







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