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Telomere Length and Mental Well-Being in Elderly Men from the Netherlands and Greece
25 Aug 2011
Abstract excerpt
Telomeres, repetitive DNA sequences that promote chromosomal stability, have been related to different measures of mental well-being and self-rated health, but mainly in women during adulthood. We aimed to investigate whether accelerated telomere shortening is associated with poor mental well-being and poor self-rated health in community-dwelling elderly men. Leukocyte telomere length was measured using...
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