Higher educational attainment is associated with longer telomeres in midlife: Evidence from sibling comparisons in the UK Biobank

Prior studies have established that higher educational attainment is associated with a longer telomere length (TL), a marker of cellular aging. However, it is unclear whether extant associations are causal, since they are likely confounded by unobserved genetic, early-life and family background fact...

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Main Authors: Vikesh Amin, Jason M. Fletcher, Zhongxuan Sun, Qiongshi Lu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-03-01
Series:SSM: Population Health
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352827321002937