The identification of specific biomarkers of aging would be an important milestone in gerontologic research. In this communication, the goals of identifying biomarkers of aging are summarized and some criteria for defining biomarkers are suggested. An age-related alteration in a biological parameter is not necessarily a biomarker of aging. None of the previously observed age-related changes satisfies all the criteria. Potential biomarkers that are applicable to human aging include in vitro proliferative capacity of fibroblasts, glycation of collagen, and DNA unwinding rate. Future research should focus on identifying age-related changes that are not merely expressions of aging, but also have some causal link to aging.
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Univ London London Sch Hyg & Trop Med, Dept Clin Res, Int Ctr Eye Hlth, London WC1E 7HT, EnglandUniv London London Sch Hyg & Trop Med, Dept Clin Res, Int Ctr Eye Hlth, London WC1E 7HT, England
Evans, Jennifer R.
Lawrenson, John G.
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City Univ London, Div Optometry & Visual Sci, London EC1V 0HB, EnglandUniv London London Sch Hyg & Trop Med, Dept Clin Res, Int Ctr Eye Hlth, London WC1E 7HT, England
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Med Univ Silesia, Dept Internal Med Diabetol & Nephrol, Fac Med Sci Zabrze, Katowice, PolandMed Univ Silesia, Dept Internal Med Diabetol & Nephrol, Fac Med Sci Zabrze, Katowice, Poland
Kwiendacz, Hanna
Nabrdalik, Katarzyna
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Med Univ Silesia, Dept Internal Med Diabetol & Nephrol, Fac Med Sci Zabrze, Katowice, PolandMed Univ Silesia, Dept Internal Med Diabetol & Nephrol, Fac Med Sci Zabrze, Katowice, Poland
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Stompor, Tomasz
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Univ Warmia & Mazury, Dept Nephrol Hypertensiol & Internal Dis, Olsztyn, PolandMed Univ Silesia, Dept Internal Med Diabetol & Nephrol, Fac Med Sci Zabrze, Katowice, Poland
Stompor, Tomasz
Gumprecht, Janusz
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Med Univ Silesia, Dept Internal Med Diabetol & Nephrol, Fac Med Sci Zabrze, Katowice, PolandMed Univ Silesia, Dept Internal Med Diabetol & Nephrol, Fac Med Sci Zabrze, Katowice, Poland