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Longevity Atlas

DNA methylation

Attaching a methyl group to cytosines in DNA (CpG sites); a gene-silencing mark. The methylation state of hundreds of thousands of sites together is the most precise known fingerprint of biological age.

Last reviewed: 6 September 2026

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