Recognition of a sequence: more growth before birth, longer telomeres at birth, more lean mass after birth

de Zegher, F; Diaz, M; Lopez-Bermejo, A; Ibanez, L

Ibanez, L (reprint author), Univ Barcelona, Hosp St Joan de Deu, Passeig St Joan de Deu 2, Barcelona 08950, Spain.

PEDIATRIC OBESITY, 2017; 12 (4): 274

Abstract

Background: Telomere length at birth is a major determinant of telomere length in late adulthood. However, the prenatal setting of telomere length is ......

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