Older biologic age linked to elevated breast cancer risk

Monday, February 25, 2019 - 08:30 in Health & Medicine

Biologic age, a DNA-based estimate of a person’s age, is associated with future development of breast cancer, according to scientists at the National Institutes of Health. Biologic age was determined by measuring DNA methylation, a chemical modification to DNA that is part of the normal aging process. The study showed for every five years a […]

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