Discover Community Create You

Loading publication...

Noodle always counts identifier-free feature events for service operation. With your permission, Google Analytics can also estimate audience and engagement. Search text, publication identifiers, cookies, IP addresses and browser fingerprints are never included in Noodle's first-party event counters.

Privacy details

Article

Telomere Length and the Cancer–Atherosclerosis Trade-Off

7 Jul 2016

Abstract excerpt

Modern humans, the longest-living terrestrial mammals, display short telomeres and repressed telomerase activity in somatic tissues compared with most short-living small mammals. The dual trait of short telomeres and repressed telomerase might render humans relatively resistant to cancer compared with short-living small mammals. However, the trade-off for cancer resistance is ostensibly increased age-related...

Read the complete abstract on PubMed

Topics

Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.

Share to Birth, Development, and Health
Share to Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms
Share to Telomeres, Telomerase, and Senescence

Methodology Data sources Editorial policy Privacy About Contact Helena Bioinformatics

Source

Identifiers

PMID: 27386863
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1006144

Provenance

PubMed metadata and Literature Corpus relationships. Corpus snapshot updated 7 Sept 2026.

Related research

Semantic proximity does not establish scientific evidence.

Research trail→

Click a neighbor to travelStep 1 · 12 closest

Telomere Length and the Cancer–Atherosclerosis Trade-OffPMID 27386863Read ↗

Telomere length and common disease: study design and analytical challengesSemantic proximity Read ↗

The Role of Telomeres in Human DiseaseSemantic proximity Read ↗

Polygenic basis and biomedical consequences of telomere length variationSemantic proximity Read ↗

Human telomere biology: A contributory and interactive factor in aging, disease risks, and protection.Semantic proximity Read ↗

Telomeres and Human Disease.Semantic proximity Read ↗

Telomeres and Telomere Length: A General OverviewSemantic proximity Read ↗

Reflections on telomere dynamics and ageing-related diseases in humansSemantic proximity Read ↗

Polygenic basis and biomedical consequences of telomere length variationSemantic proximity Read ↗

Telomeres and human healthSemantic proximity Read ↗

Telomeres, Atherosclerosis, and Human LongevitySemantic proximity Read ↗

Evolutionary ecology of telomeres: a reviewSemantic proximity Read ↗

Telomere biology: Cancer firewall or aging clock?Semantic proximity Read ↗

⌁Select a neighboring publication to make it the new centre.