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Marieke Tollenaar
Author with expertise in Epigenetic Modifications and Their Functional Implications
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Internalizing Symptoms Associate with the Pace of Epigenetic Aging in Childhood

Marieke Tollenaar et al.Sep 23, 2019
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Childhood psychiatric symptoms may be associated with advanced biological aging. This study examined whether epigenetic age acceleration (EAA) associates with internalizing and externalizing symptoms across childhood in a longitudinal cohort study. At age 6 buccal epithelial cells from 148 children (69 girls) were collected to survey genome-wide DNA methylation. EAA was estimated using the Horvath clock. Internalizing symptoms at ages 2.5 and 4 years significantly predicted higher EAA at age 6, which in turn was significantly associated with internalizing symptoms from ages 6 to 10 years. Similar trends for externalizing symptoms did not reach significance. These findings indicate advanced biological aging in relation to child mental health and may help better identify those at risk for lasting impairments associated with internalizing disorders.