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 "citation": "Higgins-Chen, Albert T., et al. \"A computational solution for bolstering reliability of epigenetic clocks: implications for clinical trials and longitudinal tracking.\" Nature Aging 2 (2022): 644\u2013661.",
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 "citations_date": "2026-07-05",
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 "data_type": "DNA methylation",
 "doi": "https://doi.org/10.1038/s43587-022-00248-2",
 "journal": "Nature Aging",
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 "notes": "Principal-component proxy trained to reproduce the original DNAm GrimAge score; age and sex are additional model inputs.",
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 "population": "adults",
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 "species": "Homo sapiens",
 "tissue": [
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 "training_target": [
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 "unit": [
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 "version": "0.5.0",
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