Telomere length as a marker of biological age in paediatric multiple sclerosis

POMS participants demonstrated shorter telomeres than age-similar controls in a multivariable model adjusting for sociodemographic variables, suggesting that MS may contribute to accelerated biological ageing.

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Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry
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2026-01-07
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https://doi.org/10.1136/jnnp-2025-336736
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Telomeres, Telomerase, and Senescence
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Telomere length as a marker of biological age in paediatric multiple sclerosis

Aaron W. Abrams, Jan-Mendelt Tillema, Jonathan A. Race, Jennifer H. Yang et al.
Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry
Telomeres, Telomerase, and Senescence
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Telomere length as a marker of biological age in paediatric multiple sclerosis

Aaron W. Abrams, Jan-Mendelt Tillema, Jonathan A. Race, Jennifer H. Yang, Ashley Fair, Yolanda Wheeler, John W. Rose, Teri Schreiner, J. N. Ness, Jennifer S. Graves, Stacy J. Caillier, Jue Lin, Allison Schuette, Christopher Goyne, Kayla Jacques, Amy T Waldman, Soe Mar, Tanuja Chitnis, T Charles Casper, Tim Lotze, Emmanuelle Waubant, Leslie Benson, Lauren Krupp, Gregory Scott Aaen, Jorge Oksenberg
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Abstract

POMS participants demonstrated shorter telomeres than age-similar controls in a multivariable model adjusting for sociodemographic variables, suggesting that MS may contribute to accelerated biological ageing.

Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery & PsychiatryVol. 97(4)
Boston University (US), Boston Children's Hospital (US), Cleveland Clinic (US), Mayo Clinic (US), Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (US), Harvard University (US), University of California, San Francisco (US), Baylor College of Medicine (US), Washington University in St. Louis (US), University of Utah (US), Loma Linda University (US), University of Utah Hospital (US), University of Alabama at Birmingham (US), University of California San Diego (US), NYU Langone Health (US), Boston Children's Museum (US), University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus (US)
Openalex Percentile: Top 94%
Telomeres, Telomerase, and Senescence
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