[HTML][HTML] Genome-wide association studies identify novel genetic loci for epigenetic age acceleration among survivors of childhood cancer

Q Dong, N Song, N Qin, C Chen, Z Li, X Sun, J Easton… - Genome Medicine, 2022 - Springer
Background Increased epigenetic age acceleration (EAA) in survivors of childhood cancer is
associated with specific treatment exposures, unfavorable health behaviors, and presence …

[HTML][HTML] Parent-of-Origin inference for biobanks

RJ Hofmeister, S Rubinacci, DM Ribeiro, A Buil… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Identical genetic variations can have different phenotypic effects depending on their parent
of origin. Yet, studies focusing on parent-of-origin effects have been limited in terms of …

Risk factors for clonal hematopoiesis of indeterminate potential and mosaic chromosomal alterations

YA Jakubek, AP Reiner, MC Honigberg - Translational Research, 2023 - Elsevier
Clonal hematopoiesis of indeterminate potential (CHIP) and mosaic chromosomal
alterations (mCAs) of the autosomes, X, and Y chromosomes are aging-related somatic …

Brain age estimation reveals older adults' accelerated senescence after traumatic brain injury

A Amgalan, AS Maher, S Ghosh, HC Chui, P Bogdan… - Geroscience, 2022 - Springer
Adults aged 60 and over are most vulnerable to mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI).
Nevertheless, the extent to which chronological age (CA) at injury affects TBI-related brain …

[HTML][HTML] DNA methylome-wide association study of genetic risk for depression implicates antigen processing and immune responses

X Shen, D Caramaschi, MJ Adams, RM Walker… - Genome medicine, 2022 - Springer
Background Depression is a disabling and highly prevalent condition where genetic and
epigenetic, such as DNA methylation (DNAm), differences contribute to disease risk. DNA …

Characteristic hallmarks of aging and the impact on carcinogenesis

S Terracina, G Ferraguti, C Petrella… - Current Cancer Drug …, 2023 - ingentaconnect.com
Evidence shows that there is a synergistic, bidirectional association between cancer and
aging with many shared traits. Age itself is a risk factor for the onset of most cancers, while …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of epigenetic age acceleration on kidney function: a Mendelian randomization study

Y Pan, X Sun, Z Huang, R Zhang, C Li, AH Anderson… - Clinical …, 2023 - Springer
Background Previous studies have reported cross-sectional associations between
measures of epigenetic age acceleration (EAA) and kidney function phenotypes. However …

Mortality associations with DNA methylation-based biological aging and physical functioning measures across a 20-year follow-up period

T Föhr, K Waller, A Viljanen, T Rantanen… - The Journals of …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Background Measures of biological aging range from DNA methylation (DNAm)-based
estimates to measures of physical abilities. The purpose of this study was to compare DNAm …

The role of epigenetic clocks in explaining educational inequalities in mortality: A Multicohort study and meta-analysis

G Fiorito, S Pedron, C Ochoa-Rosales… - The Journals of …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Educational inequalities in all-cause mortality have been observed for decades. However,
the underlying biological mechanisms are not well known. We aimed to assess the role of …

Associations between alcohol use and accelerated biological ageing

SMK Bøstrand, K Vaher, L De Nooij, MA Harris… - Addiction …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Harmful alcohol use is a leading cause of premature death and is associated with age‐
related disease. Biological ageing is highly variable between individuals and may deviate …