Research
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Epigenetic modifications, particularly DNA methylation patterns, serve as accurate biomarkers of biological age and are influenced by both genetic background and lifestyle.
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Epigenetic modifications, modulated by both genetic background and lifestyle, are very sensitive to the aging process and can either be a biomarker of the quality of aging or influence the rate and the quality of aging... epigenetic clock... was able to predict the chronological age of a subject... represents one of the most accurate biomarker of age.
Why this rating
Strong evidence for the accuracy of epigenetic clocks in predicting age and mortality.
Source
Human longevity: Genetics or Lifestyle? It takes two to tango
Giuseppe Passarino et al. · Immunity & Ageing · 2016
DOI 10.1186/s12979-016-0066-z
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