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Expression of <i>p16</i><sup><i>INK4a</i></sup> in peripheral blood T‐cells is a biomarker of human aging
22 May 2009
Abstract excerpt
Expression of the p16(INK4a) tumor suppressor sharply increases with age in most mammalian tissues, and contributes to an age-induced functional decline of certain self-renewing compartments. These observations have suggested that p16(INK4a) expression could be a biomarker of mammalian aging. To translate this notion to human use, we determined p16(INK4a) expression in cellular fractions of human whole blood, and...
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