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Telomere Shortening

"Telomere Shortening" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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The loss of some TELOMERE sequence during DNA REPLICATION of the first several base pairs of a linear DNA molecule; or from DNA DAMAGE. Cells have various mechanisms to restore length (TELOMERE HOMEOSTASIS.) Telomere shortening is involved in the progression of CELL AGING.


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Bar chart showing 6 publications over 6 distinct years, with a maximum of 1 publications in 2013 and 2014 and 2015 and 2018 and 2019 and 2021
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