Background: Accumulating evidence suggests that short telomere length is associated with
increased overall mortality, but the relationship with cancer mortality is less clear. We …

Objectives To (1) describe the epidemiology of child and adult telomere length, and (2)
investigate parent–child telomere length concordance. Design Population-based cross …

Although previous studies examining leukocyte telomere length (LTL) and all-cause
mortality controlled for several confounders, the observed association could be biased due …

Background Telomere length is a biomarker of molecular aging that may be impacted by air
pollution exposure starting in utero. We aimed to examine the association between prenatal …

Background Periconception interactions between maternal conditions and environmental
and genetic factors are involved in the pathogenesis and prevention of neural tube defects …

Schizophrenia is a severe, chronic mental disorder characterized by delusions and
hallucinations. Several evidences support the link of schizophrenia with accelerated …

Background A large number of studies have suggested a correlation between the status of
telomeres and disease risk. High-throughput quantitative fluorescence in situ hybridization …

We investigated the possible influence of TERC and TERT genetic variation and leukocyte
telomere length (LTL) on human lifespan. Four polymorphisms of TERT and three …

Telomeres play important roles in cancer initiation and progression. Leukocyte telomere
length (LTL) has been associated with the risk and prognosis of several cancers, but its …

Background Obesity and shorter telomeres increase the risk for diabetes complications and
mortality. However, the relationship between obesity and telomere length in diverse Asian …