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Gravidity is not associated with telomere length in a biracial cohort of middle-aged women: The Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults (CARDIA) study.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2017
Lane-Cordova Abbi D, Puterman Eli, Gunderson Erica P, Chan Cheeling, Hou Lifang, Carnethon Mercedes
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OBJECTIVE: Having experienced 2-3 births is associated with reduced mortality versus women with <2 or ≥4 births. The effect of 2-3 births on lifespan may be associated with delayed cellular aging. We hypothesized telomere length, a marker of cellular aging, would be longer in women who had 2-3 pregnancies. METHODS: Leukocyte telomere length was measured using quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction in...
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