- Biological age: Can reveal true cellular age through DNA analysis, not chronological years
- Scientific accuracy: Triple method analyzes 13 specific CpG islands for precise results
- Easy home test: Simple saliva collection kit with all materials & return envelope included
- Expert analysis: Biotech laboratory provides state-of-the-art evaluation
- Lifestyle insights: Results can confirm healthy habits or motivate meaningful lifestyle changes
- Next-generation technology: Illumina NGS sequencing previously reserved for advanced biochemical research
EpiAge epigenetic age test is a next-generation home test designed to determine biological age based on cutting-edge epigenetic science.
Health benefits overview
Chronological age measures years lived, but biological age reveals the true condition of your cells based on biomarkers that correlate with aging. Biological age serves as an important benchmark on your path to longevity and optimal wellness, influenced by daily habits, stress levels, and lifestyle choices.
EpiAge epigenetic age test is a next-generation home test that can determine your biological age using cutting-edge biotechnology. Based on a simple saliva sample, you receive results within weeks that reveal how fast you have aged, providing insights to guide meaningful health improvements.
Why this test works
Aging is a complex biological process, and people may age at accelerated or slower rates compared to their chronological years. This means biological age can differ significantly from the number of birthdays you've celebrated.
The influence you have over biological age can be positive through optimal lifestyle choices or negative through unhealthy habits. EpiAge epigenetic age test offers an easy-to-use DNA analysis kit to calculate your scientifically precise biological years using methylation markers on your DNA with utmost accuracy.
Methylation changes correlate with age, but studies suggest these processes are generally reversible. With cutting-edge scientific expertise from a biotech laboratory, you have the opportunity to plan health-promoting strategies and regularly monitor their effectiveness through follow-up testing.
Backed by science
Laboratory analysis with Professor Dr. Moshe Szyf
The HKG epiTherapeutics laboratory analyzes your sample according to state-of-the-art research findings. Professor Dr. Moshe Szyf, one of the world's leading epigeneticists at McGill University in Montreal, oversees the analysis process.
Your biological age is calculated from your epiAge score in relation to a representative control group. Are you curious about how your lifestyle choices have impacted your aging? The test deliberately doesn't ask for your chronological age during registration to avoid bias, and genetic data is not collected.
Next-generation sequencing technology
The methodology developed for EpiAge epigenetic age test enables precise evaluation based on exactly 13 specific CpG islands on your DNA. These are locations where methylation patterns change predictably with age.
The test uses Illumina Next Generation Sequencing, a DNA sequencing diagnostic technique previously reserved for advanced biochemical scientific research. This sophisticated technology ensures accurate measurement of the methylation patterns that correlate with biological aging.
Triple sequencing method for accuracy
A special feature of EpiAge epigenetic age test is triple analysis of your DNA. Relative deviations in DNA reading are technically unavoidable with any sequencing technology.
With triple sequencing, your DNA is analyzed three times separately and the average value is determined from individual results. This approach presents the most accurate picture possible of the methylations in your genome that correlate with age, enabling very precise results with two decimal places.
Understanding your results
If your biological age is significantly higher than your chronological age, this suggests it may be advisable to implement certain lifestyle changes. However, keep in mind that epigenetic age can fluctuate – recent illness may influence test results.
If your biological age is lower than your chronological age, this suggests you've made positive choices supporting cellular health. Use this as motivation to maintain your wellness routines and possibly expand them further.
Depending on whether your biological age is higher or lower than chronological age, you can evaluate your lifestyle and draw conclusions for beneficial changes. With sustainable health routines, you can influence your aging process step by step. Changes can be accurately determined with follow-up testing after several months.
How to use the test
The age test includes a detailed manual in English, all materials required to collect the saliva sample, and a return envelope. Upon registration of the test kit with the included secure ID via the epiAge website, you will be informed by email when your test result is available, usually after four weeks. If you have questions about your test result, the health advisory team will be happy to assist you.
