---
license: mit
library_name: pyaging
tags:
- pyaging
- aging-clock
- biology
- dna-methylation
---

# han

Whole-blood 65-CpG multivariable linear age predictor selected for robust targeted measurement; it fits Horvath-transformed chronological age and inverse-transforms the return to years.

| | |
|---|---|
| **Predicts** | chronological age |
| **Species** | Homo sapiens |
| **Tissue** | whole blood |
| **Data type** | DNA methylation |
| **Model type** | linear regression |
| **Year** | 2020 |

## Use with pyaging

```python
import pyaging as pya

pya.pred.predict_age(adata, ["han"])
```

Browse every clock in the [pyaging Clock Catalogue](https://pyaging.readthedocs.io).

## Citation

Han, Y., et al. “New targeted approaches for epigenetic age predictions.” BMC Biology 18, 71 (2020).

https://doi.org/10.1186/s12915-020-00807-2