The detail information of "Telomeres"

BIOMARKER INFORMATION
Biomarker
Telomeres
Category
Molecular Changes
Affected targets
Whole Body
Hallmarks
Telomere Attrition
Molecular
DNA
Description
Human telomeres are regions of tandem TTAGGG repeats at chromosomal ends that protect chromosomes from degradation, fusion, and recombination. They are made up of approximately 1000–2500 copies of the repeated DNA sequence.
EXPERIMENT INFORMATION
Region
worldwide
Race
multiple racial
Samples
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Age
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Gender
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Application
Anti-Aging
Conclusion
These studies represent direct evidence that short tl is associated with psychological stress, depression and ptsd, particularly with ptsd subjects who have a substantial history of childhood trauma.
Reference
LeiZhang, Med Hypotheses, 2014
Details
PMID:24875221 (Click to Pubmed) ； IF: ； Citation:
Confidence

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