The ongoing worldwide increase in life expectancy portends a rising prevalence of age-
related cardiovascular (CV) diseases in the coming decades that demands a deeper …

Objective To assess the association between leucocyte telomere length and risk of
cardiovascular disease. Design Systematic review and meta-analysis. Data sources Studies …

Telomere attrition is associated with increased morbidity and mortality of various age-related
diseases. Reports of association between telomere length (TL) and all-cause mortality …

Background—Telomeres are repetitive, gene-poor regions that cap the ends of DNA and
help maintain chromosomal integrity. Their shortening is caused by inflammation and …

Many psychiatric illnesses are associated with early mortality and with an increased risk of
developing physical diseases that are more typically seen in the elderly. Moreover, certain …

OBJECTIVE: To provide a systematic review of the relationship between age and leukocyte
telomere length (LTL) in adults. METHODS: Relevant studies were identified by a systematic …

Telomere attrition is a proposed hallmark of aging. To evaluate the association of telomere
length (TL) with chronological age across the human lifespan, we conducted a systematic …

Background: Short telomeres in peripheral blood leukocytes are associated with older age
and age-related diseases. We tested the hypotheses that short telomeres are associated …

TERT-locus SNPs and leukocyte telomere measures are reportedly associated with risks of
multiple cancers. Using the Illumina custom genotyping array iCOGs, we analyzed∼ 480 …

Background It is widely believed that females have longer telomeres than males, although
results from studies have been contradictory. Methods We carried out a systematic review …