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Telomere Length Profiles in Humans: All Ends are Not Equal
15 Oct 2007
Abstract excerpt
Telomere length is an important parameter of telomere function since it determines number of aspects controlling chromosome stability and cell division. Since telomeres shorten with age in humans and premature aging syndromes are often associated with the presence of short telomeres, it has been proposed that telomere length is also an important parameter for organismal aging. How mean telomere lengths are...
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