A non-genetic, epigenetic-like mechanism of telomere length inheritance?
Eur J Hum Genet
.
2014 Jan;22(1):10-1.
doi: 10.1038/ejhg.2013.255.
Epub 2013 Oct 23.
Authors
Tim De Meyer
1
,
Katrien Vandepitte
2
,
Simon Denil
1
,
Marc L De Buyzere
3
,
Ernst R Rietzschel
3
,
Sofie Bekaert
4
Affiliations
1
Faculty of Bioscience Engineering,Department of Mathematical Modelling, Statistics and Bioinformatics, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium.
2
Faculty of Science, Department of Biology, University of Leuven, Heverlee, Belgium.
3
Department of Cardiovascular Diseases, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium.
4
Bimetra, Clinical Research Center Ghent, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium.
PMID:
24149546
PMCID:
PMC3865398
DOI:
10.1038/ejhg.2013.255
No abstract available
Publication types
Letter
Comment
MeSH terms
Female
Humans
Male
Paternal Age*
Pedigree*
Telomere / genetics*
Telomere Shortening / genetics*