Johns Hopkins Medicine: Long Telomeres, the Endcaps on DNA, Not the Fountain of Youth Once Thought - Scientists May Now Know Why
May 05, 2023
May 05, 2023
BALTIMORE, Maryland, May 5 (TNSjou) -- Johns Hopkins Medicine issued the following news release:
In a study of 17 people from five families, Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers say they found that ultra-lengthy DNA endcaps called telomeres fail to provide the longevity presumed for such people. Instead, people with long telomeres tend to develop a range of benign and cancerous tumors, as well as the age-related blood condition clonal hematopoiesis.
Reporting in the May 4 . . .
In a study of 17 people from five families, Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers say they found that ultra-lengthy DNA endcaps called telomeres fail to provide the longevity presumed for such people. Instead, people with long telomeres tend to develop a range of benign and cancerous tumors, as well as the age-related blood condition clonal hematopoiesis.
Reporting in the May 4 . . .