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Review

Epigenetic Genome-Wide Association Methylation in Aging and Longevity

Danny Ben-Avraham1 Department of Medicine, 1300 Morris Park Ave, Golding 502b, Bronx, NY10461, USA
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Radhika H Muzumdar2 Department of Pediatrics, Children‘s Hospital at Montefiore, NY, USA;3 Diabetes Research & Training Center, 1300 Morris Park Ave, Golding 502b, Bronx, NY10461, USA
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Gil Atzmon1 Department of Medicine, 1300 Morris Park Ave, Golding 502b, Bronx, NY10461, USA;3 Diabetes Research & Training Center, 1300 Morris Park Ave, Golding 502b, Bronx, NY10461, USA;4 Department of Genetics, Institute for Aging Research & the Diabetes Research Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, 1300 Morris Park Ave, Golding 502b, Bronx, NY10461, USA. Tel.: +1 718 430 3628 Fax: +1 718 430 [email protected]
Pages 503-509 | Published online: 06 Nov 2012

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