Red blood cell size is inversely associated with leukocyte telomere length in a large multi-ethnic population.

Although mutations in the genes encoding either the protein or RNA component of telomerase have been found in patients with various blood disorders, the impact of telomere length on hematopoiesis is less well understood for subjects from the general population. Here we have measured telomere lengths...

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Main Authors: Julia Kozlitina, Christine Kim Garcia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3514234?pdf=render