telomere length

collocation in English

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telomere
noun[C]
uk
/ˈtiː.lə.mɪər/us
/ˈte.lə.mɪr/
a structure at the end of a chromosome that ...
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length
noun
uk
/leŋθ/us
/leŋθ/
the measurement of something from end to end or along its ...
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This view has greater credibility now that biological age can be measured 'scientifically' by, for example,telomerelength.
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There is also an increasing awareness of the role thattelomerelengthcontributes to human genetic diseases.
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Additionally, studies have shown that microglia in vivo experience an age-related decrease intelomerelength.
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Maintenance oftelomerelengthis essential for chromosome stability, and when telomeres become critically short, with progressive cell division, replicative senescence or apoptosis occurs.
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Reduction intelomerelengthcould provide the signal to cause growth arrest.
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This shortenedtelomerelengthmight, however, compromise hepatic regenerative capacity.
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It has been shown that epigenetic modifications can also regulatetelomerelengththrough the modulation of the chromatin environment of the telomeres themselves.
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Epithelial stem cells seem also to be regulated bytelomerelengthand telomerase.
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Through measurement oftelomerelengthand telomerase activity in vitro and in vivo we know that microglia are subject to both telomere-dependent and -independent mechanisms of cellular senescence.
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Both human germ cells and stem cells are considered to be telomerase-positive or competent to express telomerase, and so inhibition of telomerase should affecttelomerelengthin these cells.
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Thus, it seems that there is much more variation in the behavior oftelomerelengththan initially believed.
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Population-based studies have also indicated an interaction between anti-oxidant intake andtelomerelength.
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Telomerelengthis associated with the general health of an individual as well as certain diseases, beyond cancer.
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Furthermore, the intra-chromosomal distribution oftelomerelengthin p-arms versus q-arms can be measured.
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This enzyme maintainstelomerelength, which results in the telomeres of cancer cells never shortening.
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An additional role in maintainingtelomerelengthis an active area of investigation.
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These experiments can provide more enlightenment about the role of telomeres and the importance oftelomerelength.
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The relation between centromere abnormalities or chromosomal rearrangements andtelomerelengthmay have high clinical impact, since all appear important in pre- or post-natal diagnostics and tumor developments.
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Telomerelengthvaries greatly between species, from approximately 300 base pairs in yeast to many kilobases in humans, and usually is composed of arrays of guanine-rich, six- to eight-base-pair-long repeats.
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