Newborn telomere length predicts later life telomere length: Tracking telomere length from birth to child- and adulthood KU Leuven Universiteit Hasselt
BACKGROUND: Telomere length (TL) is considered a biological marker of aging and may indicate age-related disease susceptibility. Adults and children show a fixed ranking and tracking of TL over time. However, the contribution of an individual's initial birth TL to their later life TL is unknown. We evaluated change and tracking of TL from birth to child- and adulthood. METHODS: Telomere length at birth was measured using qPCR in two independent ...