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Specific DNA modifications are linked to certain conditions including breast cancer, type II diabetes and COPD in an epigenetic study of over 18,000 people in Scotland

07.06.23 | PLOS

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Specific DNA modifications are linked to certain conditions including breast cancer, type II diabetes and COPD in an epigenetic study of over 18,000 people in Scotland
Robert Hillary and colleagues investigate whether patterns of DNA methylation in blood associate with the presence of 19 common disease states using the population-based cohort study Generation Scotland. Credit: Connor Warnock, IGC, University of Edinburgh (CC-BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

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Article Title: Blood-based epigenome-wide analyses of 19 common disease states: A longitudinal, population-based linked cohort study of 18,413 Scottish individuals

Author Countries : United Kingdom

Funding: see manuscript

PLOS Medicine

10.1371/journal.pmed.1004247

Competing Interests: see manuscript

Keywords

Breast Cancer Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Diabetes Epigenomics Genetic Analysis

Article Information

Journal
PLOS Medicine
DOI
10.1371/journal.pmed.1004247
COI Statement
Competing Interests: see manuscript

Contact Information

Claire Turner
PLOS
medicinepress@plos.org

How to Cite This Article

APA:
PLOS. (2023, July 6). Specific DNA modifications are linked to certain conditions including breast cancer, type II diabetes and COPD in an epigenetic study of over 18,000 people in Scotland. Brightsurf News. https://www.brightsurf.com/news/L3REV608/specific-dna-modifications-are-linked-to-certain-conditions-including-breast-cancer-type-ii-diabetes-and-copd-in-an-epigenetic-study-of-over-18000-people-in-scotland.html
MLA:
"Specific DNA modifications are linked to certain conditions including breast cancer, type II diabetes and COPD in an epigenetic study of over 18,000 people in Scotland." Brightsurf News, Jul. 6 2023, https://www.brightsurf.com/news/L3REV608/specific-dna-modifications-are-linked-to-certain-conditions-including-breast-cancer-type-ii-diabetes-and-copd-in-an-epigenetic-study-of-over-18000-people-in-scotland.html.