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Mean telomere length is not associated with current health status in a 50-year-old population sample.

American journal of human biology : the official journal of the Human Biology Council - 1 Jan 2017

Appleby Sarah, Pearson John F, Aitchison Alan, Spittlehouse Janet K, Joyce Peter R, Kennedy Martin A

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OBJECTIVES: Telomeres are nucleoprotein complexes that cap the ends of linear chromosomes. Telomeric DNA decreases with age and shows considerable heterogeneity in the wider population. There is interest in the application of telomere length measures as a biomarker of general health or "biological age," and the possibility of using mean telomere length to gauge individual disease risk, and to promote lifestyle...

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PMID: 27562613
DOI: 10.1002/ajhb.22906

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