Chunk #13 — Discussion

Source: Tobacco smoking is associated with methylation of genes related to coronary artery disease.
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The results of the current study suggest an association between tobacco smoking and DNA methylation of 12 genes suggested to be associated to CAD via GWAS. One of these CpG sites was found to be associated with expression of nearby CAD-related gene PRKCZ (protein kinase C, zeta).