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Chronic infection can shorten telomeres

http://ouroboros.wordpress.com/2008/05/27/chronic-infection-shortens-tel...
Scanned by: mycophage over 5 years ago
The lengths of telomeres, stretches of DNA at the ends of chromosomes, have been used as a biomarker for aging: increased age is associated with shortened telomeric DNA. Shortened telomeres have also been suggested to have a causative role in the aging process. New data obtained in mice reveals that chronic infection can shorten telomeres, suggesting a mechanism by which stress could affect telomere length and also implying that disease over the lifespan could contribute to immunological aging.
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