Simple deletion count
Biomarker1 paper1 finding
- Humans1
Associations
1Chronological age
upin humans1
1 study
Chronological age
upin humans1
Chronological age is associated with simple deletion count in humans (~10-fold increase across the human lifespan).
HumansIndividuals with no radiation or chemotherapy treatmentcolon crypt
Older age was linked to more DNA deletions in human colon · bioRxiv · 6 Oct 2026 · Preprint
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Older age was linked to more DNA deletions in human colon
Simple DNA deletion counts showed an overall roughly 10-fold increase across ages 0.8 months to 90 years in people without radiation or chemotherapy…Simple DNA deletion counts showed an overall roughly 10-fold increase across ages 0.8 months to 90 years in people without radiation or chemotherapy treatment.