Telomerase activity, telomere length and hTERT DNA methylation in peripheral blood mononuclear cells from monozygotic twins with discordant smoking habits

In conclusion, these results indicate an association of tobacco smoke with TA and TL and suggest a possible association between smoke‐induced epigenetic effects and TA in healthy smokers. Environ. Mol. Mutagen., 2017. © 2017 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

Source: Environmental and Molecular Mutagenesis - August 26, 2017 Category: Molecular Biology Authors: Francesca Marcon, Ester Siniscalchi, Cristina Andreoli, Alessandra Allione, Giovanni Fiorito, Emanuela Medda, Simonetta Guarrera, Giuseppe Matullo, Riccardo Crebelli Tags: Research Article Source Type: research