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library_name: pyaging
tags:
- pyaging
- aging-clock
- biology
- dna-methylation
---
# pedbe
Pediatric chronological-age estimator developed specifically for noninvasive buccal epithelial-cell samples.
Model weights retain the original authors' terms; the pyaging software license does not relicense them.
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| **Predicts** | chronological age |
| **Species** | Homo sapiens |
| **Tissue** | buccal epithelium |
| **Data type** | DNA methylation |
| **Model type** | elastic net regression |
| **Year** | 2020 |
## Use with pyaging
```python
import pyaging as pya
pya.pred.predict_age(adata, ["pedbe"])
```
Browse every clock in the [pyaging Clock Catalogue](https://pyaging.readthedocs.io).
## Citation
McEwen, Lisa M., et al. "The PedBE clock accurately estimates DNA methylation age in pediatric buccal cells." Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 117 (2020): 23329–23335.
https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1820843116
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