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Telomere length is longer in women with late maternal age.
Menopause (New York, N.Y.) - 1 May 2017
Fagan Erin, Sun Fangui, Bae Harold, Elo Irma, Andersen Stacy L, Lee Joseph, Christensen Kaare, Thyagarajan Bharat, Sebastiani Paola, Perls Thomas, Honig Lawrence S, Schupf Nicole
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Maternal age at birth of last child has been associated with maternal longevity. The aim of this study was to determine whether older women with a history of late maternal age at last childbirth had a longer leukocyte telomere length than those with maternal age at last childbirth of 29 years or less. METHODS: A nested case control study was conducted using data from the Long Life Family Study. Three...
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