Meta-analysis of telomere length in 19 713 subjects reveals high heritability, stronger maternal inheritance and a paternal age effect

Author(s):
Broer, L.; Codd, V.; Nyholt, D.R.; Deelen, J.; Mangino, M.; Willemsen, G.; Albrecht, E.; Amin, N.; Beekman, M. (0000-0003-0585-6206); Geus, E.J.C. de; Henders, A.; Nelson, C.P.; Steves, C.J.; Wright, M.J.; Craen, A.J.M. de (0000-0001-9314-123X); Isaacs, A.; Matthews, M.; Moayyeri, A.; Montgomery, G.W.; Oostra, B.A.; Vink, J.M.; Spector, T.D.; Slagboom, P.E.; Martin, N.G.; Samani, N.J.; Duijn, C.M. van; Boomsma, D.I.
Published
2013
Publication type
Article / Letter to editor
telomere lengthheritabilitypaternal age effect
Date issued
2013-10-31
Language
English
Is part of
European Journal of Human Genetics (2013), Vol. 21, no. 10, p. 1163-1168
hdl
1887/100665
doi
10.1038/ejhg.2012.303