DNA Methylation in Aging and Cancer
- 1 November 1989
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Journal of Gerontology
- Vol. 44 (6) , 35-36
- https://doi.org/10.1093/geronj/44.6.35
Abstract
DNA methylation processes appear to be disturbed in senescing mice and also in some tumor cells. Although it is possible that age-related demethylation of DNA could predispose cells to carcinogenic transformation, present evidence does not favor this hypothesis.Keywords
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