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. 2006 Dec;5(6):577-8.
doi: 10.1111/j.1474-9726.2006.00249.x. Epub 2006 Nov 1.

Short telomeres: cause or consequence of aging?

Peter J Hornsby  1
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Short telomeres: cause or consequence of aging?

Peter J Hornsby. Aging Cell. 2006 Dec.
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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.

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