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Epigenetic Clock Acceleration Is Linked to Age at Onset of Parkinson's Disease.
Movement disorders : official journal of the Movement Disorder Society - 1 Sept 2022
Tang Xuelin, Gonzalez-Latapi Paulina, Marras Connie, Visanji Naomi P, Yang Wanli, Sato Christine, Lang Anthony E, Rogaeva Ekaterina, Zhang Ming
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Aging is the strongest risk factor for Parkinson's disease (PD), which is a clinically heterogeneous movement disorder with highly variable age at onset. DNA methylation age (DNAm age) is an epigenetic clock that could reflect biological aging. OBJECTIVES: The aim was to evaluate whether PD age at onset is associated with DNAm-age acceleration (difference between DNAm age and chronological age)....
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