Hypermethylation in H3K9me3 regions characterizes the centenarian methylomes in healthy aging.
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SUBMITTER: Xiao FH
PROVIDER: S-EPMC10171629 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun
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Hypermethylation in H3K9me3 regions characterizes the centenarian methylomes in healthy aging.
Xiao Fu-Hui FH Wang Hao-Tian HT Chen Xiao-Qiong XQ Ge Ming-Xia MX Yan Dongjing D Yang Xing-Li XL Yang Li-Qin LQ Lin Rong R Guo Rong-Hui RH Zhang Wen W Tang Nelson Leung-Sang NL He Yonghan Y Zhou Jumin J Cai Wang-Wei WW Kong Qing-Peng QP
National science review 20230309 6
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