CHILDHOOD TRAUMA ASSOCIATED WITH SHORT LEUKOCYTE TELOMERE LENGTH IN POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER

BACKGROUND: Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is associated with increased risk for age-related diseases and early mortality. An accelerated rate of biological aging could contribute to this increased risk. To investigate, we assessed leukocyte telomere length (LTL), an emerging marker of biolog...

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Main Authors: O’Donovan, Aoife, Epel, Elissa, Lin, Jue, Wolkowitz, Owen, Cohen, Beth, Maguen, Shira, Metzler, Thomas, Lenoci, Maryann, Blackburn, Elizabeth, Neylan, Thomas C
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: 2011
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3152637/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21489410
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biopsych.2011.01.035
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