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Revisiting Telomere Shortening in Cancer.
Review in Cells, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 97 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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97 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 158 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
- The Association between Telomere Length and Head and Neck Cancer Risk: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024Pooled it
- Does a Multiple Myeloma Polygenic Risk Score Predict Overall Survival of Patients with Myeloma?Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology · 2022Pooled it
- Identification of telomere-related gene signatures for immune cell infiltration and prognosis in hepatocellular carcinoma.Translational cancer research · 2026Article
- Assessment of the carcinogenic potential of particulate matter and organic compound mixtures generated from 3D printing devices in Balb/c 3T3-1-1 cells.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- A Novel Telomere Maintenance Gene-Related Model for Prognosis Prediction in Gastric Cancer.Biochemical genetics · 2026Article
- Shelterin Component TPP1 Drives Tumor Progression and Predicts Poor Prognosis in Hepatocellular Carcinoma.Biomedicines · 2026Article
- Advancing precision medicine with bioelectroanalytical technologies leveraging unconventional nucleic acid forms.Analytical and bioanalytical chemistry · 2026Review
- Crucial role of telomere maintenance-related genes in survival prediction and subtype identification in colorectal cancer.Frontiers in molecular biosciences · 2026Article
- TRIM37-PARP1-TET1 axis maintains stemness and prevents osteoporosis by inhibiting DNMT1 alternative splicing via 5hmC regulation.Nature communications · 2025Article
- Telomere Length Abnormality: Investigating Approaches and Correlations with Cancer, Bone Marrow Failure and Hematological Malignancies.Biomedicines · 2025Review
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- Telomeric SUMO level influences the choices of APB formation pathways and ALT efficiency.The Journal of cell biology · 2025Article
- Correlation of telomere length between full and preterm neonates and their mothers.Experimental and therapeutic medicine · 2025Article
- Telomere length and skin cancer risk: A systematic review and meta-analysis of melanoma, basal cell carcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma.Oncology letters · 2025Article
- A Comprehensive Diagnostic Assessment of Thyroid Nodules Utilizing Scintigraphy and Telomere Lengths (T/S ratios).Molecular imaging and radionuclide therapy · 2025Article
- Telomeres and telomerase in mesothelioma: Pathophysiology, biomarkers and emerging therapeutic strategies (Review).International journal of oncology · 2025Review
- Insights into the Anticancer Mechanisms Modulated by Gamma and Delta Tocotrienols in Colorectal Cancers.Nutrition reviews · 2025Review
- Telomerase in cancer- ongoing quest and future discoveries.Molecular biology reports · 2025Review
- Identification of MAPK12 as a Prognostic Biomarker for Esophageal Carcinoma Using Bioinformatics and Machine Learning.BioMed research international · 2025Article
37 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
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2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
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Abstract
Telomeres, the protective structures of chromosome ends are gradually shortened by each cell division, eventually leading to senescence or apoptosis. Cancer cells maintain the telomere length for unlimited growth by telomerase reactivation or a recombination-based mechanism. Recent genome-wide analyses have unveiled genetic and epigenetic alterations of the telomere maintenance machinery in cancer. While telomerase inhibition reveals that longer telomeres are more advantageous for cell survival, cancer cells often have paradoxically shorter telomeres compared with those found in the normal tissues. In this review, we summarize the latest knowledge about telomere length alterations in cancer and revisit its rationality. Finally, we discuss the potential utility of telomere length as a prognostic biomarker.
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