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 clinical …, 2022‏ - jci.org
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 …

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

JD Faul, JK Kim, ME Levine, B Thyagarajan… - Proceedings of the …, 2023‏ - pnas.org
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 …

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 …

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 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 …

DNA methylation GrimAge strongly predicts lifespan and healthspan

AT Lu, A Quach, JG Wilson, AP Reiner… - Aging (albany …, 2019‏ - pmc.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 …

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 …

An epigenetic biomarker of aging for lifespan and healthspan

ME Levine, AT Lu, A Quach, BH Chen… - Aging (albany …, 2018‏ - pmc.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 …