Increasing the accuracy and precision of relative telomere length estimates by RT qPCR

Telomere correlations during early life in a long-lived seabird

(2016) Jacob E. Schmidt et al.   EXPERIMENTAL GERONTOLOGY

Telomere length measurement validity: the coefficient of variation is invalid and cannot be used to compare quantitative polymerase chain reaction and Southern blot telomere length measurement techniques

(2016) Dan T.A. Eisenberg   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY

Leukocyte Telomere Length in Newborns: Implications for the Role of Telomeres in Human Disease

(2016) P. Factor-Litvak et al.   PEDIATRICS

Method Specific Calibration Corrects for DNA Extraction Method Effects on Relative Telomere Length Measurements by Quantitative PCR

(2016) Luise A. Seeker et al.   PLoS One

Influence of DNA extraction methods on relative telomere length measurements and its impact on epidemiological studies

(2016) Julia Raschenberger et al.   Scientific Reports

Improving qPCR telomere length assays: Controlling for well position effects increases statistical power

(2015) Dan T.A. Eisenberg et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF HUMAN BIOLOGY

Prevalence of beak and feather disease virus in wild Platycercus elegans: comparison of three tissue types using a probe-based real-time qPCR test

(2015) Justin R. Eastwood et al.   AUSTRALIAN JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY

Telomere dynamics may link stress exposure and ageing across generations

(2015) Mark F. Haussmann et al.   Biology Letters

Commentary: The reliability of telomere length measurements

(2015) Simon Verhulst et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY

Early-Life Telomere Dynamics Differ between the Sexes and Predict Growth in the Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica)

(2015) Marco Parolini et al.   PLoS One

Preanalytical Conditions and DNA Isolation Methods Affect Telomere Length Quantification in Whole Blood

(2015) Alexander Tolios et al.   PLoS One

Hidden costs of infection: Chronic malaria accelerates telomere degradation and senescence in wild birds

(2015) M. Asghar et al.   SCIENCE

Telomere Length Varies by DNA Extraction Method: Implications for Epidemiologic Research--Letter

(2014) J. N. Hofmann et al.   CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY BIOMARKERS & PREVENTION

Telomere Length Varies by DNA Extraction Method: Implications for Epidemiologic Research--Response

(2014) L. A. Boardman et al.   CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY BIOMARKERS & PREVENTION

Reproducibility of telomere length assessment: an international collaborative study

(2014) Carmen M Martin-Ruiz et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY

Experimentally increased reproductive effort alters telomere length in the blue tit (Cyanistes caeruleus)

(2014) J. Sudyka et al.   JOURNAL OF EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY

Nestling telomere shortening, but not telomere length, reflects developmental stress and predicts survival in wild birds

(2014) J. J. Boonekamp et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Measuring telomere length and telomere dynamics in evolutionary biology and ecology

(2014) Daniel H. Nussey et al.   Methods in Ecology and Evolution

Telomere length behaves as biomarker of somatic redundancy rather than biological age

(2013) Jelle J. Boonekamp et al.   AGING CELL

GAPDH as a Control Gene to Estimate Genome Copy Number in Great Tits, with Cross-Amplification in Blue Tits

(2013) Els Atema et al.   ARDEA

Telomere Length Varies By DNA Extraction Method: Implications for Epidemiologic Research

(2013) J. M. Cunningham et al.   CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY BIOMARKERS & PREVENTION

Extent and variability of interstitial telomeric sequences and their effects on estimates of telomere length

(2013) Christopher G. Foote et al.   Molecular Ecology Resources

Blood and Dried Blood Spot Telomere Length Measurement by qPCR: Assay Considerations

(2013) DeAnna L. Zanet et al.   PLoS One

Telomere Length Correlations among Somatic Tissues in Adult Zebra Finches

(2013) Sophie Reichert et al.   PLoS One

Empirical evaluation of humpback whale telomere length estimates; quality control and factors causing variability in the singleplex and multiplex qPCR methods

(2012) Morten Olsen et al.   BMC GENETICS

Absolute standards as a useful addition to the avian quantitative PCR telomere assay

(2012) Emma L. B. Barrett et al.   JOURNAL OF AVIAN BIOLOGY

Telomere length in early life predicts lifespan

(2012) B. J. Heidinger et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Telomere length reflects phenotypic quality and costs of reproduction in a long-lived seabird

(2012) C. Bauch et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Radical loss of an extreme extra-pair mating system

(2012) Sjouke A Kingma et al.   BMC ECOLOGY

Comparative biology of mammalian telomeres: hypotheses on ancestral states and the roles of telomeres in longevity determination

(2011) Nuno M. V. Gomes et al.   AGING CELL

The Epidemiology of Human Telomeres: Faults and Promises

(2011) A. Aviv   JOURNALS OF GERONTOLOGY SERIES A-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES AND MEDICAL SCIENCES

Impartial comparative analysis of measurement of leukocyte telomere length/DNA content by Southern blots and qPCR

(2011) A. Aviv et al.   NUCLEIC ACIDS RESEARCH

Telomeres and life histories: the long and the short of it

(2010) Pat Monaghan   Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

The use of telomere length in ecology and evolutionary biology

(2010) T Horn et al.   HEREDITY

Real-time quantitative PCR assay for measurement of avian telomeres

(2009) François Criscuolo et al.   JOURNAL OF AVIAN BIOLOGY

Amplification efficiency: linking baseline and bias in the analysis of quantitative PCR data

(2009) J. M. Ruijter et al.   NUCLEIC ACIDS RESEARCH

Telomere shortening and survival in free-living corvids

(2009) H. M. Salomons et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

A quantitative real-time PCR method for absolute telomere length

(2008) Nathan J. O'Callaghan et al.   BIOTECHNIQUES

Telomeres and Aging

(2008) Geraldine Aubert et al.   PHYSIOLOGICAL REVIEWS