Is telomere length a biomarker of aging? A review

Date

2011

Authors

Mather, Karen
Jorm, Anthony F
Parslow, Ruth
Christensen, Helen

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Oxford University Press

Abstract

Telomeres, the DNA-protein structures located at the ends of chromosomes, have been proposed to act as a biomarker of aging. In this review, the human evidence that telomere length is a biomarker of aging is evaluated. Although telomere length is implicat

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Keywords: Biomarker of aging; Telomere length

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Journals of Gerontology Series A: Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences

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Journal article

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2037-12-31