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Association of Shorter Leukocyte Telomere Repeat Length With Dementia and Mortality

Lawrence S. Honig, Min Suk Kang, Nicole Schupf, Joseph H. Lee, Richard Mayeux

Archives of Neurology · 2012 · 177 citations · 35 references

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Abstract

Our findings suggest that shortened leukocyte TL is associated with risks for dementia and mortality and may therefore be a marker of biological aging.

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