A retrospective examination of mean relative telomere length in the Tasmanian Familial Hematological Malignancies Study

Blackburn, Nicholas B.Charlesworth, JacMarthick, James R.Tegg, Elizabeth M.Marsden, Katherine A.Srikanth, VelandiBlangero, JohnLowenthal, Ray M.Foote, SimonDickinson, Joanne L.2015-12-101021-335Xhttp://hdl.handle.net/1885/61264Telomere length has a biological link to cancer, with excessive telomere shortening leading to genetic instability and resultant malignant transformation. Telomere length is heritable and genetic variants determining telomere length have been identified.Author/s retain copyrightA retrospective examination of mean relative telomere length in the Tasmanian Familial Hematological Malignancies Study201510.3892/or.2014.35682015-12-10