Genetics of longevity: telomere length of leukocytes as a marker of aging and a risk factor for age-related diseases in humans

The manuscript is devoted to review in the area of genetics of longevity (current state of knowledge), in particular, the use of leukocyte telomere length measurement as a marker of aging and as an indicator of the risk for age-related diseases in humans. The paper also gives an overview of laborato...

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Main Authors: V. N. Maksimov, E. N. Voropaeva, M. Bobak, S. K. Malyitina, M. I. Voevoda
Format: Article
Language:Russian
Published: Siberian Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences, Research Institute of Internal and Preventive Medicine, branch of the Institute of Cytology and Genetics 2014-12-01
Series:Атеросклероз
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Online Access:https://ateroskleroz.elpub.ru/jour/article/view/724/667