The European Respiratory Journal
Epigenetic age among US adults with chronic respiratory diseases: results from NHANES 1999-2002
Cross-sectional study in peopleBiomarkers
Abstract
An observational study in the large population-based NHANES survey shows accelerated epigenetic ageing in adults with wheezing and validates the association of COPD – particularly the emphysema subtype – and asthma with epigenetic ageing https://bit.ly/3SpNdHK
- DNA methylation
- Epigenetic regulation of gene expression
- Epigenetic age
- Chronic respiratory disease
- Asthma
- Humans
The paper
Stanford Medicine
The European Respiratory Journal, 30 May 2025, Open access
