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. 2025 May 30;16(6):679. doi: 10.3390/genes16060679
CpG Cytosine-phosphate-guanine
AD Alzheimer’s Disease
DNA Deoxyribonucleic Acid
ROS Reactive Oxygen Species
MMR Mismatch Repair
BER Base Excision Repair
MAPK Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase
METTL3 Methyl Transferase-like 3
METTL14 Methyl Transferase-like 14
WTAP Wilm’s Tumor-1-Associated Protein
m6A N6-methyladenosine
tRNA RNA transfer
rRNA ribosomal RNA
ATP Adenosine Triphosphate
OXPHOS Oxidative Phosphorylation
IgG Immunoglobulin G
IgA Immunoglobulin A
DNMTs DNA Methyltransferases
SAM S-Adenosyl-Methionine
DunedinPoAm38 Dunedin Pace of Aging Methylation
DunedinPACE Dunedin Pace of Aging calculated from the Epigenome
CRP C-Reactive Protein
NFTs Neurofibrillary Tangles
APP Amyloid Precursor Protein
MAPT Microtubule Associated Protein Tau
Ach Acetylcholine
5hmC 5-hydroxymethylcytosine
Amyloid-β
NLRP3 NOD-like Receptor Protein 3
NF-kB Nuclear Factor Kappa B
SAD Sporadic Alzheimer’s Disease
FAD Familial Alzheimer’s Disease
EOAD Early-Onset Alzheimer’s Disease
LOAD Late-Onset Alzheimer’s Disease
PSEN1 Presenilin 1
PSEN2 Presenilin 2
EM Episodic Memory
WM Working Memory
SM Semantic Memory
PO Perceptual Orientation
PS Perceptual Speed
GCF Global Cognitive Functioning
GCTA Genome-Wide Complex Trait Analyses
PFCTX Prefrontal Cortex
DLPFCTX Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex
CRBLM Cerebellum
FCTX Frontal Cortex
PONS Pons
TCTX Temporal Cortex
GWAS Genome-Wide Association Study
CETS Cell Epigenotype Specific
DNAm DNA Methylation
IEAA Intrinsic Epigenetic Age Acceleration
EEAA Extrinsic Epigenetic Age Acceleration
HDL High-Density Lipoprotein
APOE Apolipoprotein E
ROS Religious Orders Study
MAP Rush Memory Aging Project
AIBL Australians Imaging Biomarkers and Lifestyle
ADNI Alzheimer’s Disease Neuroimaging initiative
CU Cognitively Unimpaired
MCI Mild Cognitive Impairment
PET Positron Emission Tomography
MRI Magnetic Resonance Imaging
EN Zhang Elastic Net
BLUP Zhang Best Linear Unbiased Prediction
DBAge Disproportionate Biological Age
DiffAge Difference in Age
TL Telomere length
mtDNACN Mitochondrial DNA Copy Number
US United States
WGS Whole-Genome Sequencing
NIA National Institute on Aging
(CCage+) Accelerated Cortical Clock Age
(CCage-) Non-Accelerated Cortical Clock Age
(mtDNACage+) Age-Accelerated mtDNA-CN
(mtDNACage-) Non-Age-Accelerated mtDNA-CN
ADRDs AD-Related Disorders
FSH-OC Framingham Heart Study Offspring Cohort
TBV Total Brain Volume
HC Hippocampal Grey Matter Hyperintensity
SA Total Cortical Surface Area
meQTLs Methylation Quantitative Trait Loci
CN Cognitively Normal
BMI Body Mass Index
D-loop Displacement loop
CYTB Cytochrome b
COX II Cytochrome C Oxidase Subunit II