A novel epigenetic clock for rhesus macaques unveils an association between early life adversity and epigenetic age acceleration
Gabriel Bronk, Roy Lardenoije, Laura Koolman, Claudia Klengel, Shu Dan, Brittany Howell, Elyse L. Morin, Jerrold S. Meyer, Mark E. Wilson, Kelly F. Ethun, Maria C. Alvarado, Jessica Raper, Héctor Bravo-Rivera, Margaux M. Kenwood, Patrick H. Roseboom, , Torsten Klengel
This paper develops two epigenetic clocks for rhesus macaques and finds that early life adversity, specifically infant maltreatment, is associated with epigenetic age acceleration.
bioRxiv · Oct 8, 2024 · PreprintNeuroscience