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Telomere Biology in Mood Disorders: An Updated, Comprehensive Review of the Literature
29 Jul 2019
Abstract excerpt
Major psychiatric disorders are linked to early mortality and patients afflicted with these ailments demonstrate an increased risk of developing physical diseases that are characteristically seen in the elderly. Psychiatric conditions like major depressive disorder, bipolar disorder and schizophrenia may be associated with accelerated cellular aging, indicated by shortened leukocyte telomere length (LTL), which...
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