Prediction of telomere length and telomere attrition using a genetic risk score: The multi-ethnic study of atherosclerosis (MESA)
Castro-Diehl C, Smith J, Zhao W, Wang X, Mukherjee B, Seeman T, Needham B. Prediction of telomere length and telomere attrition using a genetic risk score: The multi-ethnic study of atherosclerosis (MESA). Frontiers In Aging 2022, 3: 1021051. PMID: 36304436, PMCID: PMC9592760, DOI: 10.3389/fragi.2022.1021051.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMulti-Ethnic Study of AtherosclerosisGenetic risk scoreMulti-Ethnic StudyGenome-wide association studiesStudy of AtherosclerosisAssociated with TLEuropean ancestry genome-wide association studiesEuropean ancestryRisk scoreTL-associated genetic variantsShorter TLEuropean ancestry populationsPredictive of telomere lengthHispanic participantsRace/ethnic groupsLinear mixed effects modelsShorter telomere lengthMixed effects modelsAfrican AmericansTelomere attritionExam 1Association studiesRelative TLTelomere lengthT/S ratio