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ArticleCancer medicine2023

Impact of age, antiretroviral therapy, and cancer on epigenetic aging in people living with HIV.

Yulan Qing, Ricky Chan, Pingfu Fu, Jennifer Cullen, Alexander Miron, Jeffrey M Jacobson, John Pink, Stanton L Gerson

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Article in Cancer medicine, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6citing papers in PubMed
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3 · Its place in the literature

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Stability and predictors of phenotypic age acceleration among virally suppressed Asians with HIV over five years.The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Yulan QingCase Comprehensive Cancer Center, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-8431-7800
Ricky ChanCase Comprehensive Cancer Center, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
Pingfu FuCase Comprehensive Cancer Center, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
Jennifer CullenCase Comprehensive Cancer Center, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-7573-1260
Alexander MironCase Comprehensive Cancer Center, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
Jeffrey M JacobsonDivision of Infectious Diseases and HIV Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
John PinkCase Comprehensive Cancer Center, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
Stanton L GersonCase Comprehensive Cancer Center, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
Case Western Reserve University · US

Funding

TUMOR METABOLISM PROGRAMP30CA043703 · NCI · CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY · PI MARK R CHANCE · 1987 to 2026
$142.3M
WG3: HIV, Co-infections and Co-morbiditiesP30AI036219 · NIAID · CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY · PI Sharon L. Hillier, JONATHAN KARN · 1994 to 2026
$50.0M
Pathology CoreU54CA254566 · NCI · CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY · PI GERSON, STANTON L., KIRENGA, BRUCE JAMES · 2020 to 2024
$5.0M
NCI NIH HHS P30 CA043703NCI NIH HHS U54 CA254566NIAID NIH HHS P30 AI036219
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundPremature aging has been identified as a global risk factor for cancer. Causes of premature aging are multifactorial, including inflammation, infection, chronic stress, and lifestyle factors.

methodWe evaluated whether premature aging in people living with HIV (PLWH) was associated with antiretroviral therapy (ART) or the diagnosis of cancer. We used well-established DNA methylation patterns to assess premature aging, using Horvath et al., in individuals with HIV located in Cleveland, Ohio and compared these to standardized datasets of US historical blood samples. Some of the PLWH developed cancer over time.

resultsWe found that DNA methylation analysis identified accelerated aging in PLWH whereas ART therapy mitigated the advancement of DNA methylation age. A variety of cancers were observed in this population, but a cancer diagnosis was not significantly associated with more advanced DNA methylation age.

conclusionWe find that the age acceleration detected in PLWH is mitigated by ART therapy and is not further accelerated by a diagnosis of cancer.

Indexed as

Aging, PrematureHIV InfectionsNeoplasmsAgingEpigenesis, GeneticHumansantiretroviral therapycancerepigenetic agingHIV

Identifiers

PMID36951656
PMCPMC10225243
OpenAlexW4360601231

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