DNA methylation plays a key role in physiological processes including regulating gene expression and is a widely used biomarker for age prediction and the identification of body fluids. Traditionally, ...

beds.ac.uk Background Epigenetics is the study of processes—beyond DNA sequence alteration—producing heritable characteristics. For example, DNA methylation modifies gene expression without altering ...

All cells in the body arise from a single fertilized egg ... a support structure for other proteins that control DNA ...

Their study focuses on epigenetic aging, a process that reflects how fast the body's cells age based on DNA methylation changes (DNAm). Breast cancer is one of the most common cancers worldwide ...