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Offspring's Leukocyte Telomere Length, Paternal Age, and Telomere Elongation in Sperm

12 Feb 2008

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Leukocyte telomere length (LTL) is a complex genetic trait. It shortens with age and is associated with a host of aging-related disorders. Recent studies have observed that offspring of older fathers have longer LTLs. We explored the relation between paternal age and offspring's LTLs in 4 different cohorts. Moreover, we examined the potential cause of the paternal age on offspring's LTL by delineating telomere...

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Birth, Development, and Health
Telomeres, Telomerase, and Senescence

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PMID: 18282113
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.0040037

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