2017
Contemporaneous Social Environment and the Architecture of Late-Life Gene Expression Profiles
Levine ME, Crimmins EM, Weir DR, Cole SW. Contemporaneous Social Environment and the Architecture of Late-Life Gene Expression Profiles. American Journal Of Epidemiology 2017, 186: 503-509. PMID: 28911009, PMCID: PMC5860329, DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwx147.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTranscriptional responseGene expression programsGene regulation pathwaysBioinformatics-based approachGene expression profilesTranscription factor activationGene expression levelsExpression programsLow socioeconomic statusRegulation pathwaysExpression profilesStress response systemNeuroendocrine signalingFactor activationAntiviral responseExpression levelsSocioeconomic statusPhysiological changesDistinct patternsChronic activationLong-term healthActivationGenesSignalingBiology
2016
Genetic variants near MLST8 and DHX57 affect the epigenetic age of the cerebellum
Lu AT, Hannon E, Levine ME, Hao K, Crimmins EM, Lunnon K, Kozlenkov A, Mill J, Dracheva S, Horvath S. Genetic variants near MLST8 and DHX57 affect the epigenetic age of the cerebellum. Nature Communications 2016, 7: 10561. PMID: 26830004, PMCID: PMC4740877, DOI: 10.1038/ncomms10561.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWide association studyCis-acting effectsDNA methylation levelsAge-related diseasesGWAS analysisSignificant SNPsGene setsMLST8Association studiesEpigenetic clocksMethylation levelsEpigenetic biomarkersGenetic variantsExpression levelsSNPsUnderstanding agingEpigenetic ageTissue ageCerebellar samplesSignificant overlapGWASLociAlzheimer's diseaseClockVariants