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Telomere length may predict risk of early death
From California - Research presented at the American Society of Human Genetics meeting identifies a strong link between telomere length and death. Researchers from Kaiser Permanente and UCSF studied over 100000 individuals of multiple ethnicities with an average age of 63, examining participant #39;s medical records as well as their demographic and behavioural factors. Saliva samples were collected and genotyped for the analysis of telomeres--stretches of DNA that shield the ends of chromosomes. Dr. Catherine Schaefer, lead author of the study, found that "shorter-than-average telomeres were prospectively associated with mortality, [however] only those with the shortest telomeres were at increased risk of death."From:insidermedicineViews:0 0ratingsTime:00:49More inScience Technology

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