The Xella Clock: a female-specific epigenetic aging clock optimized for menstrual fluid and endometrial tissue
Ananya Pavuluri, Billie Gould, Amit R. Indap, Nadiia Salakh, Kelly Lacob, A. Dantas, Olga Sazonova, Jesus Ching
The paper develops a deep learning-based epigenetic aging clock, the Xella Clock, optimized for menstrual fluid and endometrial tissue, showing better performance than existing clocks in predicting chronological age.
medRxiv · Aug 10, 2026 · PreprintGenetic & Genomic Medicine