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 …

Validation of biomarkers of aging

M Moqri, C Herzog, JR Poganik, K Ying, JN Justice… - Nature medicine, 2024 - nature.com
The search for biomarkers that quantify biological aging (particularly 'omic'-based
biomarkers) has intensified in recent years. Such biomarkers could predict aging-related …

GrimAge outperforms other epigenetic clocks in the prediction of age-related clinical phenotypes and all-cause mortality

C McCrory, G Fiorito, B Hernandez… - The Journals of …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
The aging process is characterized by the presence of high interindividual variation between
individuals of the same chronical age prompting a search for biomarkers that capture this …

[HTML][HTML] DNA methylation GrimAge version 2

AT Lu, AM Binder, J Zhang, Q Yan, AP Reiner… - Aging (Albany …, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
We previously described a DNA methylation (DNAm) based biomarker of human mortality
risk DNAm GrimAge. Here we describe version 2 of GrimAge (trained on individuals aged …

Genome-wide association studies identify 137 genetic loci for DNA methylation biomarkers of aging

DL McCartney, JL Min, RC Richmond, AT Lu… - Genome biology, 2021 - Springer
Background Biological aging estimators derived from DNA methylation data are heritable
and correlate with morbidity and mortality. Consequently, identification of genetic and …

Genetic variation, brain, and intelligence differences

IJ Deary, SR Cox, WD Hill - Molecular psychiatry, 2022 - nature.com
Individual differences in human intelligence, as assessed using cognitive test scores, have a
well-replicated, hierarchical phenotypic covariance structure. They are substantially stable …

DNA methylation-based age clocks: From age prediction to age reversion

R Noroozi, S Ghafouri-Fard, A Pisarek… - Ageing Research …, 2021 - Elsevier
Aging as an irretrievable occurrence throughout the entire life is characterized by a
progressive decline in physiological functionality and enhanced disease vulnerability …

DNA methylation clocks and their predictive capacity for aging phenotypes and healthspan

T Bergsma, E Rogaeva - Neuroscience insights, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
The number of age predictors based on DNA methylation (DNAm) profile is rising due to
their potential in predicting healthspan and application in age-related illnesses, such as …

Epigenetic measures of ageing predict the prevalence and incidence of leading causes of death and disease burden

RF Hillary, AJ Stevenson, DL McCartney… - Clinical …, 2020 - Springer
Background Individuals of the same chronological age display different rates of biological
ageing. A number of measures of biological age have been proposed which harness age …

Targeting epigenetics: A novel promise for Alzheimer's disease treatment

D Jeremic, L Jiménez-Díaz, JD Navarro-López - Ageing Research Reviews, 2023 - Elsevier
So far, the search for a cure for Alzheimer Disease (AD) has been unsuccessful. The only
approved drugs attenuate some symptoms, but do not halt the progress of this disease …