Telomeres are regions of repetitive nucleotide sequences at the ends of chromosomes.
Telomere length is a marker of DNA damage, which is often considered a biomarker for …

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 …

There is a global diabetes epidemic correlating with an increase in obesity. This coincidence
may lead to a rise in the prevalence of type 2 diabetes. There is also an as yet unexplained …

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 …

Objective: To address the question of whether childhood abuse and other adversities have
lasting, detectable consequences for inflammation and cell aging late in life, and whether …

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 …

Background. Leukocyte telomere length (LTL) is related to diseases of aging, but studies of
mortality have been inconsistent. Methods. We evaluated LTL in relation to total mortality …

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a major global health problem with an increasing
prevalence partly driven by aging population structure. Both genomic and environmental …

Background: This study examined the association between leukocyte telomere length—a
marker of cell aging—and mortality in a nationally representative sample of US adults ages …

Telomeres are specialized nucleoprotein structures located at the end of linear
chromosomes and telomerase is the enzyme responsible for telomere elongation …