Earthquake Experience at Different Trimesters during Pregnancy Is Associated with Leukocyte Telomere Length and Long-term Health in Adulthood

Earthquake Experience at Different Trimesters during Pregnancy Is Associated with Leukocyte Telomere Length and Long-term Health in Adulthood

Leukocyte telomere length (LTL) is a predictor of age-related diseases, cancer, and even early mortality. Prenatal stress experience has been suggested to associate with short LTL and an increased disease risk in adult life. The present study aimed to evaluate the 39-year effects of prenatal earthqu...

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Main Authors: Ran Wang, Cuixia An, Jincheng Wang, Yumei Wang, Mei Song, Na Li, Yanan Chen, Feifei Sun, Xingshi Chen, Xueyi Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychiatry
Subjects:
leukocyte telomere length
earthquake stress
pregnancy
long-term health
adulthood
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyt.2017.00208/full

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