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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Published in:	EBioMedicine
Main Authors:	Dries S. Martens, Charlotte Van Der Stukken, Catherine Derom, Evert Thiery, Esmée M. Bijnens, Tim S. Nawrot
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier 2021-01-01
Subjects:	Newborn telomere length Telomere tracking Telomere dynamics Early life aging
Online Access:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352396420305405