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 "citation": "Lu, Ake T., et al. \"DNA methylation GrimAge strongly predicts lifespan and healthspan.\" Aging (Albany NY) 11 (2019): 303\u2013327.",
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 "last_author": "Steve Horvath",
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 "notes": "Age-calibrated mortality-risk estimator built in two stages from DNAm surrogates for plasma proteins and smoking pack-years, chronological age, and sex.",
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 "species": "Homo sapiens",
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