Key points from article :
Biological age prediction using epigenetics in asthmatics reveal important and surprising patterns.
Asthmatic children are older on the epigenetic clock at birth and at age 7 than other children.
But at age 15 there was no statistical difference between the epigenetic age and the biological age.
Adult asthmatics are younger on the epigenetic clock than individuals without asthma.
Childhood asthmatics are mostly male but adult asthmatics are mostly females.
The epigenetic clock could help clinicians chart the risk of infants developing asthma.
Research by University of British Columbia, to be presented at the American Thoracic Society (ATS) 2020 International Conference.
