Telomere instability and cancer.

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Telomeres are required to preserve genome integrity, chromosome stability, nuclear architecture and chromosome pairing during meiosis. Given that telomerase activity is limiting or absent in most somatic tissues, shortening of telomeres during development and aging is the rule. In vitro, telomere length operates as a mechanism to prevent uncontrolled cell growth and therefore defines the proliferation potential...

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