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Researchers investigated the association between neighborhood deprivation and alterations in DNA methylation and gene expression in breast cancer tissues of Black and White women.
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The study used two DNA methylation-based estimators, known as epigenetic clocks, to examine aging at the cellular level and estimate the difference between chronological age and biological age. Findings showed that neighbourhood deprivation and depressive symptoms were positively associated with acceleration of the epigenetic age estimated using the DNAm GrimAge clock.