Ewelina Pośpiech, Aleksandra Pisarek, Joanna Rudnicka, Rezvan Noroozi, Michał Boroń, Aleksander Masny, Bożena Wysocka, Kamila Migacz-Gruszka, Dagmara Lisman, Paulina Pruszkowska-Przybylska, Magdalena Kobus, Maria Szargut, Joanna Dowejko, Kamila Stanisz, Julia Zacharczuk, Piotr Zieliński, Aneta Sitek, Andrzej Ossowski, Magdalena Spólnicka, Wojciech Branicki
BACKGROUND: DNA methylation analysis has proven to be a powerful tool for age assessment. However, the implementation of epigenetic age prediction in diagnostics or routine forensic casework requires appropriate laboratory methods. In this study, we aimed to compare the performance of large-scale DNA methylation analysis protocols that show promise in terms of accuracy, throughput, multiplexing capacity, and high sensitivity. RESULTS: The protocols were designed to target a predefined panel of 161 genomic CG/CA sites from four known estimators of epigenetic age-related parameters, optimized and validated using artificially methylated controls or blood samples...
August 10, 2023: Clinical Epigenetics