{
 "approved_by_author": "\u231b",
 "citation": "Garagnani, Paolo, et al. \"Methylation of ELOVL2 gene as a new epigenetic marker of age.\" Aging Cell 11.6 (2012): 1132-1134.",
 "citations": 513,
 "citations_date": "2026-10-02",
 "clock_name": "garagnani",
 "data_type": "DNA methylation",
 "doi": "https://doi.org/10.1111/acel.12005",
 "journal": "Aging Cell",
 "last_author": "Claudio Franceschi",
 "model_type": "single-CpG score",
 "n_features": 1,
 "notes": "The source study identified age-associated ELOVL2 methylation, but did not publish a one-CpG age equation. Pyaging returns the raw cg16867657 methylation beta value using coefficient 1 and zero intercept; it does not return calibrated chronological age.",
 "platform": [
  "Illumina 450K"
 ],
 "population": "all ages",
 "predicts": [
  "ELOVL2 methylation"
 ],
 "research_only": null,
 "species": "Homo sapiens",
 "tissue": [
  "whole blood"
 ],
 "training_target": [
  "not applicable"
 ],
 "unit": [
  "beta value"
 ],
 "version": "0.5.7",
 "year": 2012
}