ArticleClinical epigenetics2023
Epigenetics insights from perceived facial aging.
Article in Clinical epigenetics, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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- Blood-Based Epigenetic Aging Signatures in D3GHR Carriers: An Exploratory Pilot Study of Metabolic Adaptation and Aging-Related Pathways.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Article
- Integrative Dermatology for Longevity: The Synergy of Topical and Internal Approaches.Dermatology and therapy · 2026Review
- Forensic genetics in the omics era.Nature reviews. Genetics · 2026Review
- From skin aging biomarkers to precision esthetic longevity: a translational diagnostic framework.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Article
- A State-of-the-Art Overview on (Epi)Genomics and Personalized Skin Rejuvenating Strategies.Pharmaceutics · 2025Review
- Genome-wide and phenome-wide studies provided insights into brain glymphatic system function and its clinical associations.Science advances · 2025Article
- Epigenetic Clocks in Skin Aging: From Exposome Drivers to Biomarkers and Therapeutic Interventions.Clinical, cosmetic and investigational dermatology · 2025Review
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Abstract
Facial aging is the most visible manifestation of aging. People desire to look younger than others of the same chronological age. Hence, perceived age is often used as a visible marker of aging, while biological age, often estimated by methylation markers, is used as an objective measure of age. Multiple epigenetics-based clocks have been developed for accurate estimation of general biological age and the age of specific organs, including the skin. However, it is not clear whether the epigenetic biomarkers (CpGs) used in these clocks are drivers of aging processes or consequences of aging. In this proof-of-concept study, we integrate data from GWAS on perceived facial aging and EWAS on CpGs measured in blood. By running EW Mendelian randomization, we identify hundreds of putative CpGs that are potentially causal to perceived facial aging with similar numbers of damaging markers that causally drive or accelerate facial aging and protective methylation markers that causally slow down or protect from aging. We further demonstrate that while candidate causal CpGs have little overlap with known epigenetics-based clocks, they affect genes or proteins with known functions in skin aging, such as skin pigmentation, elastin, and collagen levels. Overall, our results suggest that blood methylation markers reflect facial aging processes, and thus can be used to quantify skin aging and develop anti-aging solutions that target the root causes of aging.
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