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Genetic and Epigenetic Aspects in Decoding Human Ageing
Zhang Weiqi, Liu Guanghui*
National Laboratory of Biomacromolecules, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
Abstract: By 2050， people older than 60 years will account for more than one third of Chinese population.Specifically， age is a major risk factor for ageing-related diseases， such as cardiovascular disease， neurodegenerative diseases and cancer， which will bring great challenge to our society. Ageing， therefore， remains an important area of research. Here we review the recent progress in human ageing studies， especially the research based on stem cell technology. Additionally， future directions of ageing research are discussed.
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