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Lineage-Specific Telomere Shortening and Unaltered Capacity for Telomerase Expression in Human T and B Lymphocytes with Age
1 Aug 2000
Abstract excerpt
Age effects on telomere length and telomerase expression in peripheral blood lymphocytes were analyzed from 121 normal individuals age newborn to 94 years and revealed several new findings. 1) Telomere shortening was observed in CD4+ and CD8+ T and B cells with age. However, the rate of telomere loss was significantly different in these populations, 35 +/- 8, 26 +/- 7, and 19 +/- 7 bp/year for CD4+ and CD8+ T and...
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