Seasonal variation of peripheral blood leukocyte telomere length in Costa Rica: a population-based observational study

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Seasonal variation of peripheral blood leukocyte telomere length in Costa Rica: a population-based observational study

Rehkopf, David H.; Dow, William H.; Rosero-Bixby, Luis; Lin, Jue; Epel, Elissa; Blackburn, Elizabeth H.

URI: http://biblioteca.ccp.ucr.ac.cr/handle/123456789/972

Date: 2014

Abstract:

Peripheral blood leukocyte telomere length (LTL) is increasingly being used as a biomarker of aging, but its natural variation in human populations is not well understood. Several other biomarkers show seasonal variation, as do several determinants of LTL. We examined whether there was monthly variation in LTL in Costa Rica, a country with strong seasonal differences in precipitation and infection.

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