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ArticleThe journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences2019

Multi-Omic Biological Age Estimation and Its Correlation With Wellness and Disease Phenotypes: A Longitudinal Study of 3,558 Individuals.

John C Earls, Noa Rappaport, Laura Heath, Tomasz Wilmanski, Andrew T Magis, Nicholas J Schork, Gilbert S Omenn, Jennifer Lovejoy, Leroy Hood, Nathan D Price

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Article in The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 51 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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51 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 143 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

John C EarlsInstitute for Systems Biology, Seattle, Washington.
Noa RappaportInstitute for Systems Biology, Seattle, Washington.
Laura HeathInstitute for Systems Biology, Seattle, Washington.
Tomasz WilmanskiInstitute for Systems Biology, Seattle, Washington.
Andrew T MagisInstitute for Systems Biology, Seattle, Washington.
Nicholas J SchorkHuman Biology Program, J. Craig Venter Institute, Translational Genomics Research Institute, La Jolla, California, Ann Arbor.
Gilbert S OmennUniversity of Michigan, Ann Arbor.
Jennifer LovejoyInstitute for Systems Biology, Seattle, Washington.
Leroy HoodInstitute for Systems Biology, Seattle, Washington.
Nathan D PriceInstitute for Systems Biology, Seattle, Washington.
Institute for Systems Biology · USTranslational Genomics Research Institute · USUniversity of Michigan–Ann Arbor · USUniversity of Washington · US

Funding

Systems BiologyU19AG023122 · NIA · TRANSLATIONAL GENOMICS RESEARCH INST · PI NICHOLAS Joseph SCHORK · 2004 to 2026
$102.6M
Laboratory for Anti-Geric Testing, Evaluation and ResearchU01AG022303 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI RICHARD A MILLER · 2003 to 2026
$25.4M
Integrative Resource to Develop Translational Strategies to Promote LongevityU24AG051129 · NIA · CALIFORNIA PACIFIC MED CTR RES INSTITUTE · PI CUMMINGS, STEVEN RON, EVANS, DANIEL SPENCER · 2015 to 2019
$5.3M
Integrative Omics to enhance therapeutics development for healthy agingUH2AG064706 · NIA · TRANSLATIONAL GENOMICS RESEARCH INST · PI MILLER, RICHARD A, SCHORK, NICHOLAS JOSEPH · 2019 to 2020
$1.4M
NIA NIH HHS U01 AG022303NIA NIH HHS U19 AG023122NIA NIH HHS UH2 AG064706
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Biological age (BA), derived from molecular and physiological measurements, has been proposed to better predict mortality and disease than chronological age (CA). In the present study, a computed estimate of BA was investigated longitudinally in 3,558 individuals using deep phenotyping, which encompassed a broad range of biological processes. The Klemera-Doubal algorithm was applied to longitudinal data consisting of genetic, clinical laboratory, metabolomic, and proteomic assays from individuals undergoing a wellness program. BA was elevated relative to CA in the presence of chronic diseases. We observed a significantly lower rate of change than the expected ~1 year/year (to which the estimation algorithm was constrained) in BA for individuals participating in a wellness program. This observation suggests that BA is modifiable and suggests that a lower BA relative to CA may be a sign of healthy aging. Measures of metabolic health, inflammation, and toxin bioaccumulation were strong predictors of BA. BA estimation from deep phenotyping was seen to change in the direction expected for both positive and negative health conditions. We believe BA represents a general and interpretable "metric for wellness" that may aid in monitoring aging over time.

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MetabolomicsPhenotypeProteomicsAdolescentAdultAgedAge FactorsAlgorithmsCorrelation of DataDiseaseFemaleHealthy AgingHumansLongitudinal StudiesMaleMiddle AgedBiological ageChronological ageDeep phenotypingHealthy agingPrecision medicine

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PMID31724055
PMCPMC6853785
OpenAlexW2988837395

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