QTL mapping of leukocyte telomere length in American Indians: The Strong Heart Family Study
Telomeres play a central role in cellular senescence and are associated with a variety of age-related disorders such as dementia, Alzheimer's disease and atherosclerosis. Telomere length varies greatly among individuals of the same age, and is heritable. Here we performed a genome-wide linkage...
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Format: | Online |
Language: | English |
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Impact Journals LLC
2013
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Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3808702/ |