Cardiology
Blood DNA Methylation Maps Atherosclerosis Across Vascular Beds: Strong Signals, but Mostly a Record of Cumulative Risk Exposure
By MedXY|Jun 19, 2026
In 2 prospective cohorts, blood DNA methylation was associated with carotid, coronary, and peripheral atherosclerosis, but most signals overlapped with smoking and cardiometabolic risk factors rather than vessel-specific biology.
