Novel DNA methylation sites associated with cigarette smoking among African Americans.
Veronica BarcelonaYunfeng HuangKristen M BrownJiaxuan LiuWei ZhaoMiao YuSharon L R KardiaJennifer A SmithJacquelyn Y TaylorYan V SunPublished in: Epigenetics (2019)
We observed significant epigenetic associations between smoking and disease-associated genes (e.g., cardiovascular disease, lung cancer). Six novel CpG sites were identified and replicated across saliva and blood samples.