Aging biomarkers in autism; and more
thetransmitter.org
A new preprint suggests that certain aging biomarkers, such as DNA methylation in the brain and blood, differ between autistic and non-autistic individuals, even though global epigenetic aging measures are similar. In autistic individuals, elevated DNA methylation is more strongly linked to psychosocial factors like loneliness and lower quality of life than to clinical traits such as IQ or symptom severity. These findings highlight aging as a complex, non-uniform process across different physiological systems.
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