OMICmAge quantifies biological age by integrating multi-omics with electronic medical records

Feb 25, 2026Nature aging

Measuring Biological Age by Combining Multiple Molecular Data Types with Medical Records

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Abstract

EMRAge, a biomarker of mortality risk, was developed using clinical data from approximately 31,000 participants.

  • EMRAge is associated with incident and prevalent chronic diseases and mortality.
  • Two variants of EMRAge, DNAmEMRAge and OMICmAge, can be modeled using DNA methylation and multi-omics data.
  • OMICmAge integrates multiple biological domains while remaining quantifiable from DNA methylation alone.
  • Both DNAmEMRAge and OMICmAge perform comparably or better than current biomarkers in various cohorts.

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