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ea0049ep551 | Diabetes complications | ECE2017

Genome-wide DNA methylation analysis for type 2 diabetes mellitus and cardiovascular disease: from a 23-year follow-up in the Da Qing diabetes prevention study

Dong Xiaonan , Chen Yanyan , Li Guangwei

Background: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a serious complication of diabetes mellitus (DM) and is associated with considerable morbidity and high mortality. There is increasing evidence to suggest that dysregulation of the epigenome is involved in diabetes and CVD.Objective: To assessed the alteration of DNA methylation in patients with/without diabetes but developed CVD in a cohort study of Chinese patients.Methods: 40 patients ...