Gender and telomere length: systematic review and meta-analysis.

BACKGROUND: It is widely believed that females have longer telomeres than males, although results from studies have been contradictory. METHODS: We carried out a systematic review and meta-analyses to test the hypothesis that in humans, females have longer telomeres than males and that this associat...

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Main Authors: Gardner, M, Bann, D, Wiley, L, Cooper, R, Hardy, R, Nitsch, D, Martin-Ruiz, C, Shiels, P, Sayer, A, Barbieri, M, Bekaert, S, Bischoff, C, Brooks-Wilson, A, Chen, W, Cooper, C, Christensen, K, De Meyer, T, Deary, I, Der, G, Diez Roux, A, Fitzpatrick, A, Hajat, A, Halaschek-Wiener, J, Harris, S, Hunt, S
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2014