Longer relative telomere length in blood from women with sporadic and familial breast cancer compared with healthy controls

Telomeres cap the ends of chromosomes and are composed of a series of noncoding hexamer repeats. Telomeres protect the integrity of DNA coding sequences and are integral to the maintenance of genomic stability. Previous studies have shown an association between shortened lymphocyte telomeres and inc...

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Published in:	Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention Vol. 19; no. 2; p. 605
Main Authors:	Gramatges, Maria M, Telli, Melinda L, Balise, Raymond, Ford, James M
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States 01.02.2010
Subjects:	Adult Breast Neoplasms - blood Breast Neoplasms - genetics Female Genetic Predisposition to Disease Humans Middle Aged Telomere
ISSN:	1538-7755, 1538-7755
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