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 …

[HTML][HTML] 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 …

[PDF][PDF] Loss of epigenetic information as a cause of mammalian aging

JH Yang, M Hayano, PT Griffin, JA Amorim… - Cell, 2023 - cell.com
All living things experience an increase in entropy, manifested as a loss of genetic and
epigenetic information. In yeast, epigenetic information is lost over time due to the …

Reprogramming to recover youthful epigenetic information and restore vision

Y Lu, B Brommer, X Tian, A Krishnan, M Meer, C Wang… - Nature, 2020 - nature.com
Ageing is a degenerative process that leads to tissue dysfunction and death. A proposed
cause of ageing is the accumulation of epigenetic noise that disrupts gene expression …

In vivo partial reprogramming alters age-associated molecular changes during physiological aging in mice

KC Browder, P Reddy, M Yamamoto, A Haghani… - Nature Aging, 2022 - nature.com
Partial reprogramming by expression of reprogramming factors (Oct4, Sox2, Klf4 and c-Myc)
for short periods of time restores a youthful epigenetic signature to aging cells and extends …

[PDF][PDF] Biological age is increased by stress and restored upon recovery

JR Poganik, B Zhang, GS Baht, A Tyshkovskiy, A Deik… - Cell Metabolism, 2023 - cell.com
Aging is classically conceptualized as an ever-increasing trajectory of damage accumulation
and loss of function, leading to increases in morbidity and mortality. However, recent in vitro …

Epigenetic clock: A promising biomarker and practical tool in aging

R Duan, Q Fu, Y Sun, Q Li - Ageing Research Reviews, 2022 - Elsevier
As a complicated process, aging is characterized by various changes at the cellular,
subcellular and nuclear levels, one of which is epigenetic aging. With increasing awareness …

[HTML][HTML] The relationship between epigenetic age and the hallmarks of aging in human cells

S Kabacik, D Lowe, L Fransen, M Leonard, SL Ang… - Nature aging, 2022 - nature.com
Epigenetic clocks are mathematically derived age estimators that are based on
combinations of methylation values that change with age at specific CpGs in the genome …

Epigenetic age prediction

DJ Simpson, T Chandra - Aging cell, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Advanced age is the main common risk factor for cancer, cardiovascular disease and
neurodegeneration. Yet, more is known about the molecular basis of any of these groups of …

[HTML][HTML] DNA methylation biomarkers in aging and age-related diseases

Y Salameh, Y Bejaoui, N El Hajj - Frontiers in Genetics, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Recent research efforts provided compelling evidence of genome-wide DNA methylation
alterations in aging and age-related disease. It is currently well established that DNA …