Effect of tobacco smoking on the epigenetic age of human respiratory organs.
Xiaohui WuQingsheng HuangRuheena JavedJiayong ZhongHuan GaoHuiying LiangPublished in: Clinical epigenetics (2019)
Smoking can accelerate the epigenetic age of human respiratory organs, but the effect varies among organs and can be reversed by smoking cessation. Our study provides a powerful incentive to reduce tobacco consumption autonomously.