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Systems Age: a single blood methylation test to quantify aging heterogeneity across 11 physiological systems

Sehgal, Raghav, Markov, Yaroslav, Qin, Chenxi, Meer, Margarita, Hadley, Courtney, Shadyab, Aladdin H., Casanova, Ramon, Manson, JoAnn E., Bhatti, Parveen, Moore, Ann Z., Crimmins, Eileen M., Hagg, Sara, Assimes, Themistocles L., Whitsel, Eric A., Higgins-Chen, Albert T., Levine, Morgan·2025·Nature Aging
DOI 10.1038/s43587-025-00958-3PMC PMC13222069

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Sehgal, R., Markov, Y., Qin, C., Meer, M., Hadley, C., Shadyab, A. H., Casanova, R., Manson, J. E., Bhatti, P., Moore, A. Z., Crimmins, E. M., Hagg, S., Assimes, T. L., Whitsel, E. A., Higgins-Chen, A. T., & Levine, M.
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Nature Aging
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Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Published
2025-09-15
Volume
5
Issue
9
Pages
1880-1896
ISSN
2662-8465
DOI
10.1038/s43587-025-00958-3
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PMC13222069
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79
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