Bone fracture
Disease2 papers1 finding
- Animals1
Associations
1Epigenetic age acceleration
upin humans1
1 study
Epigenetic age acceleration
upin humans1
Epigenetic age acceleration predicts bone fracture in humans (hazard ratios of 1.29-3.17 per standard deviation).
“In 1087 twins, epigenetic age acceleration predicted fracture and osteoporosis risk, with hazard ratios of 1.29-3.17 per standard deviation”
Reviewin twinsn = 1,087
Aging Biology of Bone-to-Tendon Healing and the Epigenetic Clock: A Biological-Age Readout of Rotator Cuff Healing Capacity · Biomedicines · 2 Sep 2026
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