Psychological Profiles in the Prediction of Leukocyte Telomere Length in Healthy Individuals.

Shorter telomere length (TL) may signal premature cellular aging and increased risk for disease. While depression and psychosocial stress have been associated with shorter telomeres, other psychological risk factors for cardiovascular disease have received less attention.To evaluate the association...

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Main Authors: Louisia Starnino, Lambert Busque, Jean-Claude Tardif, Bianca D'Antono
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5082938?pdf=render