A novel framework to build saliva-based DNA methylation biomarkers: quantifying systemic chronic inflammation as a case study
Lisa J. Schmunk, Toby P. Call, Daniel L. McCartney, Hira Javaid, Waylon James Hastings, Vanja Jovičević, Dragoljub Kojadinović, Natacha Tomkinson, Eliska Zlamalova, Kirsty C. McGee, Jack Sullivan, Archie Campbell, Andrew Mark McIntosh, Veronika Óvári, Karl Wishart, , Daniel Elias Martin-Herranz
This paper introduces a framework to build saliva-based DNA methylation biomarkers, demonstrating a new epigenetic clock (InflammAge) that quantifies systemic chronic inflammation and outperforms CRP in several health outcomes.
Aging Cell · Jan 30, 2025Peer-reviewedBioinformatics