B4-3: Demographic and Behavioral Influences on Telomere Length and Relationship with All-Cause Mortality: Early Results from the Kaiser Permanente Research Program on Genes, Environment, and Health (RPGEH)

• Published in: Clinical medicine & research Vol. 11; no. 3; p. 146
• Main Authors: Schaefer, C., Sciortino, S., Kvale, M., Lapham, K., Ranatunga, D., Rowell, S., Sadler, M., Ludwig, D., Walter, L., Van den Eeden, S., Whitmer, R.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Marshfield Clinic 01.09.2013
• Subjects: Selected Abstracts-HMORN 2013: Genetics

Background/AimsTelomere shortening is a biomarker of aging, but it is still unclear whether it directly influences aging-related health changes and mortality, or largely reflects the accumulating influences of environmental influences and declining health. Prior studies have reported associations be...