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  • Titel: Comprehensive analysis of epigenetic clocks reveals associations between disproportionate biological ageing and hippocampal volume
  • Beteiligte: Milicic, Lidija; Vacher, Michael; Porter, Tenielle; Doré, Vincent; Burnham, Samantha C.; Bourgeat, Pierrick; Shishegar, Rosita; Doecke, James; Armstrong, Nicola J.; Tankard, Rick; Maruff, Paul; Masters, Colin L.; Rowe, Christopher C.; Villemagne, Victor L.; Laws, Simon M.; Weiner, Michael; Aisen, Paul; Petersen, Ronald; Jack, Clifford R.; Jagust, William; Trojanowki, John Q.; Toga, Arthur W.; Beckett, Laurel; Green, Robert C.; [...]
  • Erschienen: Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2022
  • Erschienen in: GeroScience
  • Sprache: Englisch
  • DOI: 10.1007/s11357-022-00558-8
  • ISSN: 2509-2715; 2509-2723
  • Schlagwörter: Geriatrics and Gerontology ; Aging
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  • Beschreibung: <jats:title>Abstract</jats:title><jats:p>The concept of age acceleration, the difference between biological age and chronological age, is of growing interest, particularly with respect to age-related disorders, such as Alzheimer’s Disease (AD). Whilst studies have reported associations with AD risk and related phenotypes, there remains a lack of consensus on these associations. Here we aimed to comprehensively investigate the relationship between five recognised measures of age acceleration, based on DNA methylation patterns (DNAm age), and cross-sectional and longitudinal cognition and AD-related neuroimaging phenotypes (volumetric MRI and Amyloid-β PET) in the Australian Imaging, Biomarkers and Lifestyle (AIBL) and the Alzheimer’s Disease Neuroimaging Initiative (ADNI). Significant associations were observed between age acceleration using the Hannum epigenetic clock and cross-sectional hippocampal volume in AIBL and replicated in ADNI. In AIBL, several other findings were observed cross-sectionally, including a significant association between hippocampal volume and the Hannum and Phenoage epigenetic clocks. Further, significant associations were also observed between hippocampal volume and the Zhang and Phenoage epigenetic clocks within Amyloid-β positive individuals. However, these were not validated within the ADNI cohort. No associations between age acceleration and other Alzheimer’s disease-related phenotypes, including measures of cognition or brain Amyloid-β burden, were observed, and there was no association with longitudinal change in any phenotype. This study presents a link between age acceleration, as determined using DNA methylation, and hippocampal volume that was statistically significant across two highly characterised cohorts. The results presented in this study contribute to a growing literature that supports the role of epigenetic modifications in ageing and AD-related phenotypes.</jats:p>
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