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Reflections on telomere dynamics and ageing-related diseases in humans

Epidemiological studies have principally relied on measurements of telomere length (TL) in leucocytes, which reflects TL in other somatic cells. Leucocyte TL (LTL) displays vast variation across individuals—a phenomenon already observed in newborns. It is highly heritable, longer in females than mal...

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Autores principales: Aviv, Abraham, Shay, Jerry W.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Royal Society 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5784057/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29335375
http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2016.0436