An epigenetic clock for chronological age estimation in East Asian populations.
A new aging clock calibrated for East Asian populations better predicts biological age and health outcomes in the world's largest demographic.
This NAR Genomics and Bioinformatics open-access study develops and validates an epigenetic clock specifically calibrated for East Asian populations, addressing the limitation that most existing clocks were derived from predominantly European cohorts. The East Asian-specific clock improves chronological age prediction and correlation with aging-related health parameters, with implications for precision aging research across the largest global demographic.
What the study was
- Study design
- Cohort-based epigenetic clock development and validation
- Population
- East Asian population cohorts for epigenetic clock development and validation
- Category
- Diagnostics
- Maturity
- Validated
- Journal
- NAR genomics and bioinformatics
Why it surfaced
NAR Genomics and Bioinformatics; population-specific epigenetic clock for East Asia addresses demographic gap in aging biomarkers; PMC open access.
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