Newborn telomere length predicts later life telomere length: Tracking telomere length from birth to child- and adulthood
Background: Telomere length (TL) is considered a biological marker of aging and may indicate age-related disease susceptibility. Adults and children show a fixed ranking and tracking of TL over time. However, the contribution of an individual's initial birth TL to their later life TL is unknown...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2021-01-01
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Series: | EBioMedicine |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352396420305405 |