Leukocyte telomere dynamics across gestation in uncomplicated pregnancies and associations with stress

• Main Authors: Danielle M. Panelli (Author), Stephanie A. Leonard (Author), Ronald J. Wong (Author), Martin Becker (Author), Jonathan A. Mayo (Author), Erica Wu (Author), Anna I. Girsen (Author), Ian H. Gotlib (Author), Nima Aghaeepour (Author), Maurice L. Druzin (Author), Gary M. Shaw (Author), David K. Stevenson (Author), Katherine Bianco (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2022-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Short leukocyte telomere length is a biomarker associated with stress and morbidity in non-pregnant adults. Little is known, however, about maternal telomere dynamics in pregnancy. To address this, we examined changes in maternal leukocyte telomere length (LTL) during uncomplicat...