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Abstract / Description of output
The search for biomarkers of aging (BoAs) has been largely unsuccessful to-date and there is widespread skepticism about the prospects of finding any that satisfy the criteria developed by the American Federation of Aging Research. This may be because the criteria are too strict or because a composite measure might be more appropriate. Telomere length has attracted a great deal of attention as a candidate BoA. We investigate whether it meets the criteria to be considered as a single biomarker of aging, and whether it makes a useful contribution to a composite measure.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | e45166 |
| Journal | PLoS ONE |
| Volume | 7 |
| Issue number | 9 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2012 |
Keywords / Materials (for Non-textual outputs)
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Aged
- Aging
- Biological Markers
- Cognition
- Cross-Sectional Studies
- Female
- Humans
- Longitudinal Studies
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Predictive Value of Tests
- Principal Component Analysis
- Scotland
- Telomere
- Telomere Homeostasis
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A Hundred at Ninety: the common cause Hypothesis of Ageing tested in four waves of the Lothian Birth Cohort 1921
Deary, I., Bates, T., Gow, A. & Starr, J.
UK central government bodies/local authorities, health and hospital authorities
1/01/11 → 31/12/12
Project: Research
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MRC Centre for Cognitive Ageing and Cognitive Epidemiology
Deary, I., Holmes, M., Logie, P., McCulloch, J., Porteous, D., Roberts, N., Seckl, J., Starr, J. & Wardlaw, J.
1/09/08 → 31/08/13
Project: Research