DNAm age differences between infinium methylationEPICv1 vs EPICv2 in buffy coat, PBMC, and saliva samples

Apr 24, 2025Communications biology

Differences in DNA methylation age between EPICv1 and EPICv2 arrays in blood and saliva samples

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Abstract

High correlations (ρ > 0.8) were observed between Infinium MethylationEPIC (EPICv1) and EPICv2 arrays in estimating age across samples from 16 healthy individuals.

  • Eleven were used to estimate DNAm age from buffy coat, PBMC, and saliva samples.
  • Systematic biases were introduced by EPICv2, particularly affecting non-PC-based clocks and varying by biological sample type.
  • Saliva samples exhibited the greatest variability in DNAm age estimation between the two array versions.
  • PC-based clocks had lower systematic bias compared to non-PC-based clocks, with Mean Absolute Percentage Error (MAPE) ranging from 0.118% to 21.2%.

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Key numbers

48 [43.5; 53.8] years
Median Age of Participants
Age range of 16 participants
-8.43 years
Mean Difference for YingCausAge
Largest absolute median difference across biological samples
> 0.8
Spearman Correlation for PC Clocks
Correlation level for most biological samples

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