Telomeres and human health

The rate of leukocyte telomere shortening predicts mortality from cardiovascular disease in elderly men: a novel demonstration

(2016) Elissa S. Epel et al.   Aging-US

Telomerase deficiency impairs glucose metabolism and insulin secretion

(2016) Doreen Kuhlow et al.   Aging-US

Telomere length in blood, buccal cells, and fibroblasts from patients with inherited bone marrow failure syndromes

(2016) Shahinaz M. Gadalla et al.   Aging-US

Beyond average: potential for measurement of short telomeres

(2016) Elsa Vera et al.   Aging-US

Fine-mapping identifies multiple prostate cancer risk loci at 5p15, one of which associates with TERT expression

(2013) Zsofia Kote-Jarai et al.   HUMAN MOLECULAR GENETICS

Short Telomere Length, Cancer Survival, and Cancer Risk in 47102 Individuals

(2013) Maren Weischer et al.   JNCI-Journal of the National Cancer Institute

Multiple independent variants at the TERT locus are associated with telomere length and risks of breast and ovarian cancer

(2013) Stig E Bojesen et al.   NATURE GENETICS

Large-scale genotyping identifies 41 new loci associated with breast cancer risk

(2013) Kyriaki Michailidou et al.   NATURE GENETICS

Physical Activity, Sedentary Behavior, and Leukocyte Telomere Length in Women

(2012) M. Du et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY

Association of Shorter Leukocyte Telomere Repeat Length With Dementia and Mortality

(2012) Lawrence S. Honig et al.   ARCHIVES OF NEUROLOGY

A reduced intensity conditioning regimen of fludarabine, cyclophosphamide, antithymocyte globulin, plus 2 Gy TBI facilitates successful hematopoietic cell engraftment in an adult with dyskeratosis congenita

(2012) M A Kharfan-Dabaja et al.   BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION

Surrogate tissue telomere length and cancer risk: Shorter or Longer?

(2012) Lifang Hou et al.   CANCER LETTERS

A Prospective Study of Leukocyte Telomere Length and Risk of Type 2 Diabetes in Postmenopausal Women

(2012) N.-c. Y. You et al.   DIABETES

Telomere length in blood and skeletal muscle in relation to measures of glycaemia and insulinaemia

(2012) S. Ahmad et al.   DIABETIC MEDICINE

Telomere Length Attrition, a Marker of Biological Senescence, Is Inversely Correlated with Triglycerides and Cholesterol in South Asian Males with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

(2012) Alison L. Harte et al.   Experimental Diabetes Research

Genome-wide meta-analysis points to CTC1 and ZNF676 as genes regulating telomere homeostasis in humans

(2012) Massimo Mangino et al.   HUMAN MOLECULAR GENETICS

Paternal age at birth is associated with offspring leukocyte telomere length in the nurses' health study

(2012) J. Prescott et al.   HUMAN REPRODUCTION

Association of Leukocyte Telomere Length with Type 2 Diabetes in Mainland Chinese Populations

(2012) Qin Shen et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISM

Accelerated aging as evidenced by increased telomere shortening and mitochondrial DNA depletion in patients with type 2 diabetes

(2012) Finny Monickaraj et al.   MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR BIOCHEMISTRY

The Relationship between Telomere Length and Mortality in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)

(2012) Jee Lee et al.   PLoS One

Leukocyte Telomere Length in the Finnish Diabetes Prevention Study

(2012) Iiris Hovatta et al.   PLoS One

Healthy Lifestyle and Leukocyte Telomere Length in U.S. Women

(2012) Qi Sun et al.   PLoS One

High Phobic Anxiety Is Related to Lower Leukocyte Telomere Length in Women

(2012) Olivia I. Okereke et al.   PLoS One

Is the Mean Blood Leukocyte Telomere Length a Predictor for Sporadic Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm? Data from a Preliminary Study

(2012) Carmela Rita Balistreri et al.   REJUVENATION RESEARCH

Telomere Length and Risk of Stroke in Chinese

(2012) Hu Ding et al.   STROKE

Short telomere length, lung function and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in 46 396 individuals

(2012) Line Rode et al.   THORAX

Telomere length and type 2 diabetes in males, a premature aging syndrome

(2011) Blanca Murillo-Ortiz et al.   Aging Male

Short Telomere Length, Myocardial Infarction, Ischemic Heart Disease, and Early Death

(2011) Maren Weischer et al.   ARTERIOSCLEROSIS THROMBOSIS AND VASCULAR BIOLOGY

Childhood Trauma Associated with Short Leukocyte Telomere Length in Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

(2011) Aoife O'Donovan et al.   BIOLOGICAL PSYCHIATRY

Hostility and Cellular Aging in Men from the Whitehall II Cohort

(2011) Lena Brydon et al.   BIOLOGICAL PSYCHIATRY

Telomere Shortening in Formerly Abused and Never Abused Women

(2011) Janice Humphreys et al.   Biological Research for Nursing

Telomerase reverse transcriptase protects ATM-deficient hematopoietic stem cells from ROS-induced apoptosis through a telomere-independent mechanism

(2011) E. Nitta et al.   BLOOD

Educational attainment and mean leukocyte telomere length in women in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer (EPIC)-Norfolk population study

(2011) Paul G. Surtees et al.   BRAIN BEHAVIOR AND IMMUNITY

Longer leukocyte telomere length predicts increased risk of hepatitis b virus-related hepatocellular carcinoma

(2011) Juan Liu et al.   CANCER

The Association of Telomere Length and Cancer: a Meta-analysis

(2011) I. M. Wentzensen et al.   CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY BIOMARKERS & PREVENTION

Hallmarks of Cancer: The Next Generation

(2011) Douglas Hanahan et al.   CELL

Leukocyte telomere length is associated with complications of Type 2 diabetes mellitus

(2011) R. Testa et al.   DIABETIC MEDICINE

Leukocyte Telomere Length (LTL) is reduced in stable mild cognitive impairment but low LTL is not associated with conversion to Alzheimer's Disease: A pilot study

(2011) Sofia Movérare-Skrtic et al.   EXPERIMENTAL GERONTOLOGY

Telomere length is age-dependent and reduced in monocytes of Alzheimer patients

(2011) Tanja Hochstrasser et al.   EXPERIMENTAL GERONTOLOGY

Shortened telomeres in individuals with abuse in alcohol consumption

(2011) Sofia Pavanello et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CANCER

Shorter telomeres are associated with obesity and weight gain in the elderly

(2011) O T Njajou et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OBESITY

Fifteen-Year Follow-up of Association Between Telomere Length and Incident Cancer and Cancer Mortality

(2011) Peter Willeit et al.   JAMA-JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION

The load of short telomeres is increased and associated with lifetime number of depressive episodes in bipolar II disorder

(2011) Torbjørn Elvsåshagen et al.   JOURNAL OF AFFECTIVE DISORDERS

Childhood Obesity Is Associated with Shorter Leukocyte Telomere Length

(2011) Jessica L. Buxton et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISM

Telomere length, comorbidity, functional, nutritional and cognitive status as predictors of 5 years post hospital discharge survival in the oldest old

(2011) Dina Zekry et al.   Journal of Nutrition Health & Aging

Leukocyte Telomere Length and Mortality in the Cardiovascular Health Study

(2011) A. L. Fitzpatrick et al.   JOURNALS OF GERONTOLOGY SERIES A-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES AND MEDICAL SCIENCES

Association of Telomere Length in Older Men With Mortality and Midlife Body Mass Index and Smoking

(2011) T. E. Strandberg et al.   JOURNALS OF GERONTOLOGY SERIES A-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES AND MEDICAL SCIENCES

Premature aging of circulating T cells in patients with end-stage renal disease

(2011) Michiel G.H. Betjes et al.   KIDNEY INTERNATIONAL

Telomere length in myelodysplastic syndromes

(2011) Dana E Rollison et al.   LEUKEMIA & LYMPHOMA

Assessment of a large panel of candidate biomarkers of ageing in the Newcastle 85+ study

(2011) Carmen Martin-Ruiz et al.   MECHANISMS OF AGEING AND DEVELOPMENT

Angiotensin II type 1 receptor gene polymorphism and telomere shortening in essential hypertension

(2011) Wael Farrag et al.   MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR BIOCHEMISTRY

Short Telomeres Compromise β-Cell Signaling and Survival

(2011) Nini Guo et al.   PLoS One

Leukocyte Telomere Length in Major Depression: Correlations with Chronicity, Inflammation and Oxidative Stress - Preliminary Findings

(2011) Owen M. Wolkowitz et al.   PLoS One

Shortened Telomere Length Is Associated with Increased Risk of Cancer: A Meta-Analysis

(2011) Hongxia Ma et al.   PLoS One

Stress exposure in intrauterine life is associated with shorter telomere length in young adulthood

(2011) S. Entringer et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Separation of telomerase functions by reverse genetics

(2011) S. Mukherjee et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Reduced-Intensity Conditioning Using Fludarabine and Antithymocyte Globulin Alone Allows Stable Engraftment in a Patient with Dyskeratosis Congenita

(2010) L.G. Vuong et al.   ACTA HAEMATOLOGICA

Leukocyte telomere length and marital status among middle-aged adults

(2010) A. G. Mainous et al.   AGE AND AGEING

Telomerase upregulation is a postcrisis event during senescence bypass and immortalization of two Nijmegen breakage syndrome T cell cultures

(2010) Sofie Degerman et al.   AGING CELL

Associations between diet, lifestyle factors, and telomere length in women

(2010) Aedín Cassidy et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NUTRITION

Disease-specific hematopoietic cell transplantation: nonmyeloablative conditioning regimen for dyskeratosis congenita

(2010) A C Dietz et al.   BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION

CYP2C9 genotype does not affect risk of tobacco-related cancer in the general population

(2010) Diljit Kaur-Knudsen et al.   Cancer Epidemiology

No Association between TERT-CLPTM1L Single Nucleotide Polymorphism rs401681 and Mean Telomere Length or Cancer Risk

(2010) K. A. Pooley et al.   CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY BIOMARKERS & PREVENTION

Telomere Length in Prospective and Retrospective Cancer Case-Control Studies

(2010) K. A. Pooley et al.   CANCER RESEARCH

Telomere length is a prognostic factor for overall survival in colorectal cancer

(2010) C. Valls et al.   Colorectal Disease

Adiposity and insulin resistance correlate with telomere length in middle-aged Arabs: the influence of circulating adiponectin

(2010) Omar S Al-Attas et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ENDOCRINOLOGY

Anaemia is associated with shorter leucocyte telomere length in patients with chronic heart failure

(2010) Liza S.M. Wong et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF HEART FAILURE

Short Leukocyte Telomere Length is Associated with Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA)

(2010) G. Atturu et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF VASCULAR AND ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY

Oxidative stress, chronic inflammation, and telomere length in patients with periodontitis

(2010) Stefano Masi et al.   FREE RADICAL BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE

The genetics and clinical manifestations of telomere biology disorders

(2010) Sharon A. Savage et al.   GENETICS IN MEDICINE

Telomere Length and Risk of Incident Cancer and Cancer Mortality

(2010) Peter Willeit et al.   JAMA-JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION

Telomeres are shorter in myocardial infarction patients compared to healthy subjects: correlation with environmental risk factors

(2010) Cécilia G. Maubaret et al.   JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR MEDICINE-JMM

Leukocyte Telomere Length Is Associated with Disability in Older U.S. Population

(2010) Rosa Ana Risques et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN GERIATRICS SOCIETY

C-Reactive Protein and the Risk of Cancer: A Mendelian Randomization Study

(2010) Kristine H. Allin et al.   JNCI-Journal of the National Cancer Institute

Telomere Length and Mortality in Elderly Men: The Zutphen Elderly Study

(2010) J. M. J. Houben et al.   JOURNALS OF GERONTOLOGY SERIES A-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES AND MEDICAL SCIENCES

Common variants near TERC are associated with mean telomere length

(2010) Veryan Codd et al.   NATURE GENETICS

Childhood Adversities Are Associated with Shorter Telomere Length at Adult Age both in Individuals with an Anxiety Disorder and Controls

(2010) Laura Kananen et al.   PLoS One

Genome-wide association identifies OBFC1 as a locus involved in human leukocyte telomere biology

(2010) D. Levy et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Relative Leukocyte Telomere Length and Risk of Incident Ischemic Stroke in Men: A Prospective, Nested Case-Control Approach

(2010) Robert Y.L. Zee et al.   REJUVENATION RESEARCH

Telomere shortening in sleep apnea syndrome

(2010) Antonia Barceló et al.   RESPIRATORY MEDICINE

The association between leukocyte telomere length and cigarette smoking, dietary and physical variables, and risk of prostate cancer

(2009) Lisa Mirabello et al.   AGING CELL

Shortened Telomeres in Circulating Leukocytes of Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

(2009) Laurent Savale et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF RESPIRATORY AND CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE

Leukocyte telomere shortening in elderly Type2DM patients with previous myocardial infarction

(2009) Fabiola Olivieri et al.   ATHEROSCLEROSIS

Association of telomere length with type 2 diabetes, oxidative stress and UCP2 gene variation

(2009) Klelia D. Salpea et al.   ATHEROSCLEROSIS

Telomere Length in Peripheral Blood Predicts Survival in Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma

(2009) U. Svenson et al.   CANCER RESEARCH

Shorter telomere length in peripheral blood lymphocytes of workers exposed to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons

(2009) S. Pavanello et al.   CARCINOGENESIS

Association of shorter mean telomere length with risk of incident myocardial infarction: A prospective, nested case–control approach

(2009) Robert Y.L. Zee et al.   CLINICA CHIMICA ACTA

Telomere length predicts all-cause mortality in patients with type 1 diabetes

(2009) A. S. Astrup et al.   DIABETOLOGIA

Baseline C-Reactive Protein Is Associated With Incident Cancer and Survival in Patients With Cancer

(2009) Kristine H. Allin et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ONCOLOGY

Telomere length and progression of diabetic nephropathy in patients with type 1 diabetes

(2009) F. Fyhrquist et al.   JOURNAL OF INTERNAL MEDICINE

Association Between Telomere Length, Specific Causes of Death, and Years of Healthy Life in Health, Aging, and Body Composition, a Population-Based Cohort Study

(2009) Omer T. Njajou et al.   JOURNALS OF GERONTOLOGY SERIES A-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES AND MEDICAL SCIENCES

Differing patterns of peripheral blood leukocyte telomere length in rheumatologic diseases

(2009) María Tamayo et al.   MUTATION RESEARCH-FUNDAMENTAL AND MOLECULAR MECHANISMS OF MUTAGENESIS

Telomerase modulates Wnt signalling by association with target gene chromatin

(2009) Jae-Il Park et al.   NATURE

Telomere Diseases

(2009) Rodrigo T. Calado et al.   NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE

Telomere length measurement by a novel monochrome multiplex quantitative PCR method

(2009) R. M. Cawthon   NUCLEIC ACIDS RESEARCH

Genetic variation in human telomerase is associated with telomere length in Ashkenazi centenarians

(2009) G. Atzmon et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Mean leukocyte telomere length shortening and type 2 diabetes mellitus: a case-control study

(2009) Robert Y.L. Zee et al.   Translational Research

Telomere Length and Mortality: A Study of Leukocytes in Elderly Danish Twins

(2008) M. Kimura et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY

Prognostic Value of Leukocyte Telomere Length in Patients With Stable Coronary Artery Disease

(2008) Ramin Farzaneh-Far et al.   ARTERIOSCLEROSIS THROMBOSIS AND VASCULAR BIOLOGY

Pessimism correlates with leukocyte telomere shortness and elevated interleukin-6 in post-menopausal women

(2008) A. O’Donovan et al.   BRAIN BEHAVIOR AND IMMUNITY

Breast Cancer Survival Is Associated with Telomere Length in Peripheral Blood Cells

(2008) U. Svenson et al.   CANCER RESEARCH

Absence of telomere shortening and oxidative DNA damage in the young adult offspring of women with pre-gestational type 1 diabetes

(2008) J. A. Cross et al.   DIABETOLOGIA

TERT Promotes Epithelial Proliferation through Transcriptional Control of a Myc- and Wnt-Related Developmental Program

(2008) Jinkuk Choi et al.   PLoS Genetics

Increased abdominal obesity, adverse psychosocial factors and shorter telomere length in subjects reporting early ageing; the MONICA Northern Sweden Study

(2008) K. Nordfjäll et al.   SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH

Lack of association of colonic epithelium telomere length and oxidative DNA damage in Type 2 diabetes under good metabolic control

(2008) Deepak Kejariwal et al.   BMC Endocrine Disorders