Racial and Socioeconomic Variation in Genetic Markers of Telomere Length: A Cross-Sectional Study of U.S. Older Adults
Background: Shorter telomere length (TL) has been associated with stress and adverse socioeconomic conditions, yet U.S. blacks have longer TL than whites. The role of genetic versus environmental factors in explaining TL by race and socioeconomic position (SEP) remains unclear. Methods: We used data...
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Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2016-09-01
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Series: | EBioMedicine |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352396416303644 |