ReviewPhilosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences2018
Comparison of telomere length measurement methods.
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157 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 291 citations in OpenAlex.
- Shorter telomere length as a prognostic marker for survival and recurrence in breast cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Exploration of targeted anti-tumor therapy · 2025Pooled it
- Protective Effects of Micronutrient Supplements, Phytochemicals and Phytochemical-Rich Beverages and Foods Against DNA Damage in Humans: A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials and Prospective Studies.Advances in nutrition (Bethesda, Md.) · 2023Pooled it
- Telomere length and chronological age across the human lifespan: A systematic review and meta-analysis of 414 study samples including 743,019 individuals.Ageing research reviews · 2023Pooled it
- Telomere Length, a New Biomarker of Male (in)Fertility? A Systematic Review of the Literature.Genes · 2023Pooled 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
- Adverse Childhood Experiences and Telomere Length a Look Into the Heterogeneity of Findings-A Narrative Review.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2019Pooled it
- Telomere dynamics are influenced by sleep, sleep variability and circadian rhythms in older adults with or without alzheimer's risk.Alzheimer's research & therapy · 2025Trial
- Epigenetic marker of telomeric age is associated with exacerbations and hospitalizations in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.Respiratory research · 2021Trial
- 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
- Lifetime non-relational traumatic experiences are associated with biological ageing.GeroScience · 2026Article
- Shorter Leukocyte telomere length as a marker of biological aging in relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis.Acta neurologica Belgica · 2026Article
- A CRISPR/Cas9-induced blunt-end telomere system in S. pombe reveals RNase H2-dependent RNA primer removal at the terminal Okazaki fragment of lagging telomeres.Nucleic acids research · 2026Article
- Telomere-associated non-malignant pulmonary diseases: Pathogenic mechanisms and therapeutic strategies.Acta pharmaceutica Sinica. B · 2026Review
- Differential human telomerase RNA knockdown by antisense oligonucleotides reveals the existence and potential function of a robust RNA domain.RNA (New York, N.Y.) · 2026Article
- Quantifying telomere length: from bulk assays to single-molecule resolution.Biophysics reports · 2026Article
- DNA methylation-based estimator of blood telomere length (DNAmTL) outperforms qPCR-based telomere length in reflecting clinical and sociodemographic factors in people with HIV infection.Clinical epigenetics · 2026Article
- From the lab to lifestyle: epigenetic clocks in personalized aging and health.Biogerontology · 2026Review
- Adverse events in both childhood and adulthood are associated with molecular, clinical and functional markers of ageing.BMC medicine · 2026Article
- Relative Leukocyte Telomere Length Is Shorter in Children and Adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes: Screening of Basic Psychosocial Aspects.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Article
- Diagnosis and management of adult telomere biology disorders.Haematologica · 2026Review
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Abstract
The strengths and limitations of the major methods developed to measure telomere lengths (TLs) in cells and tissues are presented in this review. These include Q-PCR (
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