Short telomeres: Cause or consequence of aging?

Peter J. Hornsby

doi:10.1111/j.1474-9726.2006.00249.x

Short telomeres: Cause or consequence of aging?

Peter J. Hornsby

Barshop Institute

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Abstract

Questions about mechanisms, about the direction of causality, and about cellular heterogeneity complicate interpretation of claims associating short telomeres with adverse health outcomes.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	577-578
Number of pages	2
Journal	Aging cell
Volume	5
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1474-9726.2006.00249.x
State	Published - Dec 2006

Keywords

Cancer
Cellular heterogeneity
Leukocytes
Stress
Telomeres

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Aging
Cell Biology

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