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