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twohedwlf t1_j975ifs wrote

Reply to comment by [deleted] in Just with a sample of someone's DNA, can a lab tell the approximate age of a person? by Blakut

What kind of accuracy does it give you? +- a year or two? Enough to confidently say the sample is from a child, adult, senior?

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Octavus t1_j97d735 wrote

Median error when using multiple tissue samples is ~3.5 years but some tissues age faster and have higher error bars than others. Less than 1 year for bats.

DNA methylation age of human tissues and cell types

Measuring Animal Age with DNA Methylation: From Humans to Wild Animals

DNA methylation predicts age and provides insight into exceptional longevity of bats

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