What is myTrueAge Screening?
myTrueAge is an epigenetic screening that estimates your Biological Age and Pace of Aging.
Our chronological age, or calendar age, in simple terms, is based on our birth date. However, our Biological Age represents for the true age that our cells, tissues, and organs appear to be.
The Biological age reflects your True Age.
Now, we can measure your True Age with DNA methylation, an important epigenetic hallmark of aging.
DNA methylation, an epigenetic process results in the changes on gene expression that occur without changing the DNA sequence. This biological process adds a methyl group (CH3) to DNA molecules at specific positions in our cells and tissues to exert effects on gene expression.
The Pace or the Rate at which you are aging can also be measured to indicate your recent effects on aging.
myTrueAge is important because both Biological Age and Pace of Aging are indicators of your overall health condition.
How do we calculate Biological Age and Pace of Aging?
At Genessense, we calculate ‘Biological Age and Pace of Aging’ by aggregating DNA methylation markers at more than 70000 markers using PCGrimAge and 17000 markers using DunedinPACE respectively.
Who should take the myTrueAge Screening?
- Individuals with unhealthy diets, sedentary lifestyles, obesity and chronic stress.
- Individuals with chronic diseases such as hypertension, diabetes, frailty and impairment of lung or cardiovascular functions.
- All individuals above 30 years, who may be interested in screening pro-actively and monitoring their health.
- Individuals with recent hospitalization, acute infection, fever and pregnancy are not recommended
How will myTrueAge help you?
myTrueAge screening provides you an accurate estimation of your health through precisely measuring your Biological Age and Pace of Aging and gives you an opportunity to change one or more of your lifestyle patterns that might be influencing your health and longevity. myTrueAge report provides suggestions like lifestyle changes, diet and dietary supplements on reducing your aging.
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