Premature aging of leukocyte DNA methylation is associated with type 2 diabetes prevalence

1 Department of Developmental Biology and Cancer Research, Institute for Medical Research Israel-Canada, Hebrew University-Hadassah Medical School, Jerusalem 91120, Israel

2 Epidemiology Unit, Braun School of Public Health and Community Medicine, Hebrew University and Hadassah Medical Organization, Jerusalem, Israel

3 Cardiology Department, Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center, Hadassah Medical Organization, Ein Kerem, Jerusalem, Israel

4 St Joseph Hospital (East Jerusalem), Jerusalem, Israel

5 School of Computer Science and Engineering, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel

6 Endocrinology and Metabolism Service, Department of Internal Medicine, Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center, Hadassah Medical Organization, Ein Kerem, Jerusalem, Israel