TERT rs2736100 and TERC rs16847897 genotypes moderate the association between internalizing mental disorders and accelerated telomere length attrition among HIV+ children and adolescents in Uganda

• Main Authors: Allan Kalungi (Author), Eugene Kinyanda (Author), Jacqueline S. Womersley (Author), Moses L. Joloba (Author), Wilber Ssembajjwe (Author), Rebecca N. Nsubuga (Author), Pontiano Kaleebu (Author), Jonathan Levin (Author), Martin Kidd (Author), Soraya Seedat (Author), Sian M. J. Hemmings (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2021-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Internalizing mental disorders (IMDs) (depression, anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorder) have been associated with accelerated telomere length (TL) attrition; however, this association has not been investigated in the context of genetic variation that has been found to infl...