Telomere biology and age-related diseases

Telomeres are the protective end caps of chromosomes and shorten with every cell division. Telomere length has been proposed as a biomarker of biological age and a risk factor for age-related diseases. Epidemiologic studies show an association between leukocyte telomere length (LTL) and mortality. T...

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Main Authors: Markus Herrmann, Irene Pusceddu, Winfried März, Wolfgang Herrmann
Format: Revisão
Language:English
Published: 2018
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1515/cclm-2017-0870
https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1515/cclm-2017-0870/pdf
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