Prenatal exposure to genocide accelerates epigenetic aging in third- and fourth-generation clocks among young adults in Rwanda
Our findings suggest that prenatal trauma exposure is associated with epigenetic age acceleration. Third and fourth-generation clocks may more accurately capture these relationships.
Authors
- Zaneta M. Thayer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8028-942X)
- Glorieuse Uwizeye (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3255-2155)
- Hannah G. Stolrow (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-0002-4128)
- Julienne N. Rutherford (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6536-6888)
- Brock C. Christensen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3022-426X)
- Luisa M. Rivera (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6979-0595)
Institutions
- Dartmouth College (US)
- Western University (CA)
- University of Arizona (US)
- Arizona Science Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Communications Medicine
- Published
- 2025-08-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s43856-025-01065-5
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Epigenetics and DNA Methylation
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.61
Funders
- Dartmouth College
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- University of Illinois at Chicago