Predicting cancer based on average telomere length is problematic
When we discuss the risk of telomere length to cancer risk, there are many studies but the conclusions we reach are limited by our simplistic assumptions. On the one hand, the 2010 JAMA prospective study of 787 people showed shorter telomeres were associated with earlier and more severe telomere shortening. On the other hand, a …
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