Childhood adversities are associated with shorter telomere length at adult age both in individuals with an anxiety disorder and controls.

Accelerated leukocyte telomere shortening has been previously associated to self-perceived stress and psychiatric disorders, including schizophrenia and mood disorders. We set out to investigate whether telomere length is affected in patients with anxiety disorders in which stress is a known risk fa...

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Main Authors: Laura Kananen, Ida Surakka, Sami Pirkola, Jaana Suvisaari, Jouko Lönnqvist, Leena Peltonen, Samuli Ripatti, Iiris Hovatta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2876034?pdf=render