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ArticlemedRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences2026

Aging Out of the Blue: Region-Specific Epigenetic Clock Calibration for a Blue Zone with the DNAm SuperLearner.

Nolan Gunter, Andres Cardenas, Michael Kobor, Nicole Gladish, Julia L MacIsaac, Kristy Dever, David Rehkopf, William Dow, Luis Rosero-Bixby, Alan Hubbard

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Article in medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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10 authors.

Nolan GunterDivision of Biostatistics, University of California, Berkeley.ORCID 0009-0009-8113-4409
Andres CardenasDepartment of Epidemiology and Population Health, Stanford University.ORCID 0000-0003-1927-6042
Michael KoborEdwin S. H. Leong Centre for Healthy Aging, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.ORCID 0000-0003-4140-1743
Nicole GladishDepartment of Epidemiology and Population Health, Stanford University.ORCID 0000-0001-6039-7001
Julia L MacIsaacEdwin S. H. Leong Centre for Healthy Aging, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
Kristy DeverEdwin S. H. Leong Centre for Healthy Aging, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.ORCID 0000-0003-3101-0685
David RehkopfDepartment of Epidemiology and Population Health, Stanford University.ORCID 0000-0002-7597-6513
William DowSchool of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley.ORCID 0000-0002-4080-1668
Luis Rosero-BixbyCentro Centroamericano de Poblacíon, Universidad de Costa Rica.ORCID 0000-0002-3063-3111
Alan HubbardDivision of Biostatistics, University of California, Berkeley.ORCID 0000-0002-3769-0127

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Epigenetic clocks estimate biological age from DNA methylation patterns at CpG sites, providing robust predictions of mortality and morbidity risk. "Blue zones"-regions of exceptional longevity-offer a unique opportunity to investigate how biological aging diverges from chronological age. However, standard clocks are typically trained on large, heterogeneous datasets, reflecting average population trends rather than region-specific dynamics. Using data from the Costa Rican Longevity and Healthy Aging Study (CRELES), we profiled DNA methylation from residents of the Nicoya blue zone (

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