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by cell9840179419 2155 days ago
Call me silly, but, methylation is a hallmark of aging as well. So all cancer patients would show methylation, but all methylation will not indicate cancer. If that were the case, cancer would be the only cause of natual death.
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That's not what the test is doing. They are looking at methylation in specific places.