Measuring biological age using omics data

J Rutledge, H Oh, T Wyss-Coray - Nature Reviews Genetics, 2022 - nature.com
Age is the key risk factor for diseases and disabilities of the elderly. Efforts to tackle age-
related diseases and increase healthspan have suggested targeting the ageing process …

The amyloid-β pathway in Alzheimer's disease

H Hampel, J Hardy, K Blennow, C Chen, G Perry… - Molecular …, 2021 - nature.com
Breakthroughs in molecular medicine have positioned the amyloid-β (Aβ) pathway at the
center of Alzheimer's disease (AD) pathophysiology. While the detailed molecular …

Biological aging processes underlying cognitive decline and neurodegenerative disease

MM Gonzales, VR Garbarino, E Pollet… - The Journal of …, 2022 - Am Soc Clin Investig
Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (ADRD) are among the top contributors to
disability and mortality in later life. As with many chronic conditions, aging is the single most …

Making sense of the ageing methylome

K Seale, S Horvath, A Teschendorff, N Eynon… - Nature Reviews …, 2022 - nature.com
Over time, the human DNA methylation landscape accrues substantial damage, which has
been associated with a broad range of age-related diseases, including cardiovascular …

DNA methylation aging clocks: challenges and recommendations

CG Bell, R Lowe, PD Adams, AA Baccarelli, S Beck… - Genome biology, 2019 - Springer
Epigenetic clocks comprise a set of CpG sites whose DNA methylation levels measure
subject age. These clocks are acknowledged as a highly accurate molecular correlate of …

Epigenetic-based age acceleration in a representative sample of older Americans: Associations with aging-related morbidity and mortality

JD Faul, JK Kim, ME Levine… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - National Acad Sciences
Biomarkers developed from DNA methylation (DNAm) data are of growing interest as
predictors of health outcomes and mortality in older populations. However, it is unknown …

[HTML][HTML] DNA methylation GrimAge strongly predicts lifespan and healthspan

AT Lu, A Quach, JG Wilson, AP Reiner, A Aviv… - Aging (albany …, 2019 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
It was unknown whether plasma protein levels can be estimated based on DNA methylation
(DNAm) levels, and if so, how the resulting surrogates can be consolidated into a powerful …

Gene–environment interactions in Alzheimer disease: the emerging role of epigenetics

L Migliore, F Coppedè - Nature Reviews Neurology, 2022 - nature.com
With the exception of a few monogenic forms, Alzheimer disease (AD) has a complex
aetiology that is likely to involve multiple susceptibility genes and environmental factors. The …

DNA methylation-based biomarkers and the epigenetic clock theory of ageing

S Horvath, K Raj - Nature reviews genetics, 2018 - nature.com
Identifying and validating molecular targets of interventions that extend the human health
span and lifespan has been difficult, as most clinical biomarkers are not sufficiently …

[HTML][HTML] An epigenetic biomarker of aging for lifespan and healthspan

ME Levine, AT Lu, A Quach, BH Chen… - Aging (albany …, 2018 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Identifying reliable biomarkers of aging is a major goal in geroscience. While the first
generation of epigenetic biomarkers of aging were developed using chronological age as a …