Leukocyte telomere length (LTL), which reflects telomere length in other somatic tissues, is a
complex genetic trait. Eleven SNPs have been shown in genome-wide association studies …

Short telomeres of circulating leukocytes are a risk factor for age-related diseases, such as
atherosclerosis, but the exact mechanisms generating variations in telomere length are …

Telomeres progressively shorten with repeated somatic tissue cell division, their length
being an indicator of cellular ageing. Telomeric dysfunction may be implicated in a variety of …

Background: Human leukocyte telomere length (LTL) decreases with age and shorter LTL
has previously been associated with increased prospective mortality. However, it is not clear …

Telomere length is linked to age‐associated diseases, with shorter telomeres in blood
associated with an increased probability of mortality from infection or heart disease. Little is …

Leukocyte telomere length (LTL) is a predictor of aging and a number of age-related
diseases. We performed genome-wide association studies of mean LTL in 2632 individuals …

Telomere length measurement is increasingly recognized as a clinical gauge for age-related
disease risk. There are several methods for studying blood telomere length (BTL) as a …

Telomeres are at the non-coding ends of linear chromosomes. Through a complex 3-
dimensional structure, they protect the coding DNA and ensure appropriate separation of …

Telomeres are the protective end caps of chromosomes and shorten with every cell division.
Telomere length has been proposed as a biomarker of biological age and a risk factor for …

Telomeres are nucleoprotein caps flanking DNA. They are shortened by cell division and
oxidative stress and are lengthened by the enzyme telomerase and DNA exchange during …