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Epigenetic clocks, which integrate methylation patterns to predict age, often employ linear models based on penalized regression, yet they encounter challenges in handling missing data, count-based bisulfite sequence data, and interpretation.\n                  <\/jats:p>\n                  <jats:p>\n                    <jats:bold>Methods:<\/jats:bold>\n                    To address these limitations, we introduce BayesAge, an extension of the scAge methodology originally designed for single-cell DNA methylation analysis. BayesAge employs maximum likelihood estimation (MLE) for age inference, models count data using binomial distributions, and incorporates LOWESS smoothing to capture non-linear methylation-age dynamics. This approach is tailored for bulk bisulfite sequencing datasets.\n                  <\/jats:p>\n                  <jats:p>\n                    <jats:bold>Results:<\/jats:bold>\n                    BayesAge demonstrates superior performance compared to scAge. Notably, its age residuals exhibit no age association, offering a less biased representation of epigenetic age variation across populations. Furthermore, BayesAge facilitates the estimation of error bounds on age inference. When applied to down-sampled data, BayesAge achieves a higher coefficient of determination between predicted and actual ages compared to both scAge and penalized regression.\n                  <\/jats:p>\n                  <jats:p>\n                    <jats:bold>Discussion:<\/jats:bold>\n                    BayesAge presents a promising advancement in epigenetic age prediction, addressing key challenges encountered by existing models. By integrating robust statistical techniques and tailored methodologies for count-based data, BayesAge offers improved accuracy and interpretability in predicting age from bulk bisulfite sequencing datasets. 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