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Paternal age at birth is associated with offspring leukocyte telomere length in the nurses' health study
30 Aug 2012
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STUDY QUESTION: Is the association between paternal age at birth and offspring leukocyte telomere length (LTL) an artifact of early life socioeconomic status (SES)? SUMMARY ANSWER: Indicators of early life SES did not alter the relationship between paternal age at birth and offspring LTL among a population of white female nurses. WHAT IS KNOWN ALREADY: Telomere length is considered a highly heritable trait....
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