| ARD | age-related disease | 
| DEG | differentially expressed gene | 
| log2 value | log2-transformed gene expression fold change | 
| PAG | periaqueductal gray matter | 
| PAI | phylostratigraphic age index | 
| PC1 (PC2) | major (minor) principal component | 
| qPCR | quantitative polymerase chain reaction | 
| RNA-Seq | RNA sequencing | 
| SNP | single-nucleotide polymorphism | 
| TBP | TATA-binding protein | 
| WHO | World Health Organization |