Telomere length and cognitive function in southern Chinese community-dwelling male elders | Zendy

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Telomere length and cognitive function in southern Chinese community-dwelling male elders

Author(s) -

Suk Ling,

Edith Lau,

Eddie Suen,

L. C. W. Lam,

P. C. Leung,

Jean Woo,

Nelson L.S. Tang

Publication year - 2013

Publication title -

age and ageing

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.014

H-Index - 143

eISSN - 1468-2834

pISSN - 0002-0729

DOI - 10.1093/ageing/aft036

Subject(s) - telomere , cognition , dementia , verbal fluency test , medicine , gerontology , ageing , recall , population , demography , psychology , genetics , neuropsychology , psychiatry , biology , disease , dna , environmental health , sociology , cognitive psychology

elomere attrition has been associated with an increased risk of different age-related diseases and is widely accepted as a marker of cellular ageing. On the other hand, it is well known that cognitive function declines with age. The telomere length may therefore act as a marker for the pathway associated with cognitive function.

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