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Name TERC
Type gene
Species Homo sapiens
Tissue Blood
Experiment Method qRT-PCR,other
Up/Down NA
Pro/Anti NA
Funtion Description Telomere length in humans is emerging as a biomarker of aging because its shortening is associated with aging-related diseases and early mortality. It is demonstrated that centenarians and their offspring maintain longer telomeres compared with controls w
Regulation Gene NA
Year 2010
Pubmed ID 19915151
Title Evolution in health and medicine Sackler colloquium: Genetic variation in human telomerase is associated with telomere length in Ashkenazi centenarians.
Drug NA
Disease NA
Environment Factors NA
Circulating NA
Variant 1
High-throughput NA