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Causes of variation in epigenetic aging across the lifespan

2020-05-15 genetic and genomic medicine Title + abstract only
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BackgroundDNA methylation-based biological age (DNAm age) is potentially an important biomarker for adult health. Studies in specific age ranges have found widely varying results about its causes of variation. We investigated these causes across the lifespan. MethodsWe pooled genome-wide DNA methylation data for 4,217 people aged 0-92 years from 1,871 families. DNAm age was calculated using the Horvath epigenetic clock. We estimated familial correlations in DNAm age for monozygotic (MZ) twin, d...

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