Maternal racism experience and cultural identity in relation to offspring telomere length

Abstract Racism is a determinant of individual and offspring health. Accelerated telomere shortening, an indicator of cellular aging, is a potential mechanism through which parental experience of racism could affect offspring. Here we longitudinally evaluated the relationship between maternal lifeti...

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Main Authors: Zaneta Thayer, Laia Becares, Emma Marks, Kien Ly, Caroline Walker
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-06-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-37555-6