Epigenetic Age Estimation by Detecting DNA Methylation Status in Buccal Swabs

IF 3 3区生物学 Q2 BIOCHEMICAL RESEARCH METHODS

ELECTROPHORESIS Pub Date : 2024-10-14 DOI:10.1002/elps.202400075

Zimeng Guan, Jiaqi Wang, Zidong Liu, Chengwen Yang, Xin Xu, Xinjie Wang, Gengqian Zhang

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Abstract

The analysis of DNA methylation (DNAm) levels at specific CpG sites represents one of the most promising molecular techniques for estimating an individual's age. To date, a considerable number of studies have reported the development of age prediction models on the basis of DNAm in body fluids, with only a few utilizing buccal swabs. The objective of this study was to identify age-dependent methylation CpG sites in three different genes (HOXC4, TRIM59, and ELOVL2) in buccal swab samples from the Chinese Han population. A total of 461 buccal swabs, with an age range of 0.4–80.8 years, were divided into a training set (n = 325) and a validation set (n = 136). Samples were analyzed by pyrosequencing in order to identify age-related genes with correlation coefficient. A random forest regression model was ultimately proposed, including eight CpGs in three genes, with a mean absolute error (MAE) of 2.119 years. The model performs independent validation set with an MAE of 4.391 years. Our findings illustrate that buccal swabs present a suitable alternative to biological traces for age prediction based on DNAm pattern using pyrosequencing and random forest regression, offering the additional advantage of being collected noninvasively.

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通过检测口腔拭子中的 DNA 甲基化状态估算表观遗传学年龄

对特定 CpG 位点的 DNA 甲基化（DNAm）水平进行分析，是估算个人年龄最有前途的分子技术之一。迄今为止，已有相当多的研究报告根据体液中的 DNAm 建立了年龄预测模型，只有少数研究利用了颊拭子。本研究的目的是鉴定中国汉族人群颊拭子样本中三个不同基因（HOXC4、TRIM59 和 ELOVL2）中与年龄相关的甲基化 CpG 位点。461 份年龄在 0.4-80.8 岁之间的颊拭子样本被分为训练集（325 份）和验证集（136 份）。对样本进行了热测序分析，以确定与年龄相关的相关系数基因。最终提出了一个随机森林回归模型，包括三个基因中的八个 CpGs，平均绝对误差（MAE）为 2.119 岁。该模型在独立验证集上的平均绝对误差为 4.391 岁。我们的研究结果表明，使用热测序和随机森林回归法根据 DNAm 模式预测年龄时，颊拭子是生物痕迹的合适替代品，而且还具有无创采集的额外优势。

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ELECTROPHORESIS 生物-分析化学

CiteScore

6.30

自引率

13.80%

发文量

244

审稿时长

1.9 months

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