ReviewNature reviews. Genetics2012
The telomere syndromes.
Review in Nature reviews. Genetics, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 552 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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552 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Impact of Maternal Lifetime Stress on Offspring Biological Aging: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Observational Studies.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Pooled it
- The association between leukocyte telomere length and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is partially mediated by inflammation: a meta-analysis and population-based mediation study.BMC pulmonary medicine · 2022Pooled it
- Mutational Characteristics of Primary Mucosal Melanoma: A Systematic Review.Molecular diagnosis & therapy · 2022Pooled it
- Telomere length analysis from minimally-invasively collected samples: Methods development and meta-analysis of the validity of different sampling techniques: American Journal of Human Biology.American journal of human biology : the official journal of the Human Biology Council · 2021Pooled it
- Effects of nandrolone decanoate on telomere length and clinical outcome in patients with telomeropathies: a prospective trial.Haematologica · 2023Trial
- TELO-SCOPE study: a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase 2 trial of danazol for short telomere related pulmonary fibrosis.BMJ open respiratory research · 2021Trial
- Inherited long telomeres induce a genome-wide transcriptional response in budding yeast.Genetics · 2026Article
- Recommendations for return of secondary genomic findings in observational cohort studies.Nature genetics · 2026Review
- Targeting innovative therapeutic approaches to the hallmarks of aging to combat Alzheimer's disease.Neural regeneration research · 2026Article
- Telomere variant sequences encode the genetic blueprint for allele-specific telomere length.Nature communications · 2026Article
- Extended Cancer Spectrum in Adults With Telomere Biology Disorders: Insights From a 113-Patient Single-Center Cohort.American journal of hematology · 2026Article
- The telomeric DNA damage response as a therapeutic target in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.EMBO molecular medicine · 2026Article
- Positioning TERT at the apex of aging.Nature aging · 2026Review
- Therapeutic inhibition of telomeric DNA damage response rescues hematopoietic dysfunction driven by telomere shortening and aging.Nature aging · 2026Article
- Centromeres and telomeres as rheological probes of the human cell nucleus.Biophysical journal · 2026Article
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- Interstitial lung disease and the STING pathway.The Journal of clinical investigation · 2026Review
- Telomere Length in Celiac Disease in a Population-Based Cohort: A HUNT Study.Clinical and translational gastroenterology · 2026Article
- Facilitated DNA damage repair as an emerging therapeutic strategy for inflammatory and fibrotic diseases.RSC chemical biology · 2026Review
- Structural patterns and transcriptional effects of integrated Epstein-Barr Virus revealed by long-read sequencing and RNA-sequencing in nasopharyngeal carcinoma.Virology journal · 2026Article
492 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
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- Erratum issued
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Abstract
There has been mounting evidence of a causal role for telomere dysfunction in a number of degenerative disorders. Their manifestations encompass common disease states such as idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and bone marrow failure. Although these disorders seem to be clinically diverse, collectively they comprise a single syndrome spectrum defined by the short telomere defect. Here we review the manifestations and unique genetics of telomere syndromes. We also discuss their underlying molecular mechanisms and significance for understanding common age-related disease processes.
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