TY - JOUR AU - Reed, Zoe E. AU - Suderman, Matthew J. AU - Relton, Caroline L. AU - Davis, Oliver S. P. AU - Hemani, Gibran PY - 2020 DA - 2020/03/30 TI - The association of DNA methylation with body mass index: distinguishing between predictors and biomarkers JO - Clinical Epigenetics SP - 50 VL - 12 IS - 1 AB - DNA methylation is associated with body mass index (BMI), but it is not clear if methylation scores are biomarkers for extant BMI or predictive of future BMI. Here, we explore the causal nature and predictive utility of DNA methylation measured in peripheral blood with BMI and cardiometabolic traits. SN - 1868-7083 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/s13148-020-00841-5 DO - 10.1186/s13148-020-00841-5 ID - Reed2020 ER -