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ArticlebioRxiv : the preprint server for biology2025

Long-Read epigenetic clocks identify improved brain aging predictions.

Spencer M Grant, Mary B Makarious, Melissa Meredith, Abraham Moller, Melissa Grant-Peters, Amy Hicks, Ajeet Mandal, Pavan Auluck, Hampton Leonard, Nicole Kuznetsov and 8 more

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18 authors.

Spencer M GrantCenter for Alzheimer's and Related Dementias, National Institute on Aging and National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-7278-0347
Mary B MakariousCenter for Alzheimer's and Related Dementias, National Institute on Aging and National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-7978-1051
Melissa MeredithDataTecnica LLC, Washington, DC, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-5736-3193
Abraham MollerCenter for Alzheimer's and Related Dementias, National Institute on Aging and National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-7324-8678
Melissa Grant-PetersDepartment of Clinical Neurosciences, School of Clinical Medicine, The University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.
Amy HicksDepartment of Clinical Neurosciences, School of Clinical Medicine, The University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.
Ajeet MandalHuman Brain Collection Core, Division of Intramural Research, National Institute of Mental Health, NIH, Bethesda, MD, USA.
Pavan AuluckHuman Brain Collection Core, Division of Intramural Research, National Institute of Mental Health, NIH, Bethesda, MD, USA.
Hampton LeonardCenter for Alzheimer's and Related Dementias, National Institute on Aging and National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-2390-8110
Nicole KuznetsovCenter for Alzheimer's and Related Dementias, National Institute on Aging and National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA.ORCID 0009-0005-9847-0282
Cory WellerCenter for Alzheimer's and Related Dementias, National Institute on Aging and National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-6965-5599
Xylena ReedCenter for Alzheimer's and Related Dementias, National Institute on Aging and National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-7563-9365
Miten JainCenter for Alzheimer's and Related Dementias, National Institute on Aging and National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-4571-3982
Luigi FerrucciLongitudinal Studies Section, Translational Gerontology Branch, Intramural Research Program, National Institute.
Mark R CooksonCenter for Alzheimer's and Related Dementias, National Institute on Aging and National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-1058-3831
Mina RytenDepartment of Clinical Neurosciences, School of Clinical Medicine, The University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.
Mike A NallsCenter for Alzheimer's and Related Dementias, National Institute on Aging and National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA.
Kimberley J BillingsleyCenter for Alzheimer's and Related Dementias, National Institute on Aging and National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-8003-4029

Funding

Procurement and Characterization of Postmortem Brain TissueZICMH002903 · NIMH · NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH · PI MARENCO, STEFANO · 2009 to 2025
$56.0M
Research Education ComponentP30AG019610 · NIA · SUN HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE · PI REIMAN, ERIC MICHAEL · 2001 to 2020
$32.5M
Research Education ComponentP30AG072980 · NIA · BANNER HEALTH · PI ALIREZA ATRI · 2021 to 2026
$24.9M
University of Kentucky Alzheimer's Disease Research CenterP30AG072946 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY · PI LINDA J VAN ELDIK · 2021 to 2026
$23.5M
National Brain and Tissue Resource for Parkinson's Disease and Related DisordersU24NS072026 · NINDS · BANNER SUN HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE · PI BEACH, THOMAS G · 2011 to 2015
$7.8M
Intramural NIH HHS ZIC MH002903NIA NIH HHS P30 AG019610NIA NIH HHS P30 AG072946NIA NIH HHS P30 AG072980NINDS NIH HHS U24 NS072026
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Epigenetic clocks are widely used to estimate biological aging, yet most are built from array-based data from peripheral tissues of predominantly European-ancestry individuals, limiting generalizability. Here, we present aging clocks trained using GenoML, an automated machine learning platform for clinical and multi-omics data, on DNA methylation from Oxford Nanopore long-read sequencing. These models leverage over 28 million CpG sites across individuals of African and European ancestry. Our findings highlight the power of long-read methylation data for constructing accurate, ancestry-aware aging clocks and emphasize the importance of inclusive training datasets.

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