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Prenatal exposure to genocide accelerates epigenetic aging as measured in second-generation clocks among young adults

2024-10-02 genetic and genomic medicine Title + abstract only
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Prenatal exposure to trauma, including genocide and maternal rape, and adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), are associated with lifespan reduction. We evaluated whether prenatal exposure to genocide or genocidal rape, and ACEs among individuals conceived during the 1994 genocide against Tutsi in Rwanda were associated with differences in age acceleration in three first-generation (Horvath, Hannum, PhenoAge) and four second-generation epigenetic aging clocks (GrimAge, DunedinPace, YingDamAge, Yi...

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