The pattern of chromosome-specific variations in telomere length in humans is determined by inherited, telomere-near factors and is maintained throughout life

Mechanisms of Ageing and Development

Volumn 124, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 629-640

  Graakjaer, Jesper ^a   Bischoff, Claus ^a   Korsholm, Lars ^b   Holstebroe, Søren ^c   Vach, Werner ^b   Bohr, Vilhelm A ^d   Christensen, Kaare ^b   Kølvraa, Steen ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^c Dako   (Denmark)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING   (United States)

Author keywords

Chromosome specific variations; FISH; Telomere length

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; AMNION CELL; ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; CHROMOSOME ARM; CHROMOSOME LOSS; CHROMOSOME SIZE; CHROMOSOME VARIANT; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIZYGOTIC TWINS; FIBROBLAST; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; GENETIC CONSERVATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INHERITANCE; LYMPHOCYTE; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TELOMERE;

EID: 0037726517     PISSN: 00476374     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0047-6374(03)00081-2     Document Type: Article

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