Heritability of the glycan clock of biological age

doi:10.3389/fcell.2022.982609

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Front Cell Dev Biol. 2022; 10: 982609.

Published online 2022 Dec 22. doi: 10.3389/fcell.2022.982609

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Genes, chronological age and lifestyle influence biological age measured by the glycan clock. Biological age, measured by the glycan clock is determined by a complex interplay between genetic and environmental factors. Even though the genetic template partly explains the phenotypic variation of the glycan clock this heritability analysis showed how big of a role environment has. Chronological age (ChronAge), that causes biological fatigue, together with fixed genetic information and unique lifestyle choices dictates the glycan clock ticking.

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