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by keenmaster 2538 days ago
Yes there are several companies that do this. TeloYears is one. They use a blood sample to index your telomere length (actual length) against other people your age (expected length). One of the outputs is a percentile rank for cellular age. While this can be useful information, there are a couple issues. One is that you can’t reliably predict expected lifespan simply using telomere length. The other is that it is over $100. You already know if you’re healthy and have good genes. I guess it could be used for benchmarking to see whether your telomeres are on the right track.