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.
Authors
- Aaron W. Abrams (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4607-5740)
- Jan-Mendelt Tillema (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6933-8913)
- Jonathan A. Race (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9423-5131)
- Jennifer H. Yang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5438-7210)
- Ashley Fair
- Yolanda Wheeler (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1391-4496)
- John W. Rose (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2382-5921)
- Teri Schreiner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3816-812X)
- J. N. Ness
- Jennifer S. Graves (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1539-1940)
- Stacy J. Caillier (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0218-2077)
- Jue Lin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7216-1610)
- 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
Institutions
- 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)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry
- Published
- 2026-01-07
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/jnnp-2025-336736
- Primary Topic
- Telomeres, Telomerase, and Senescence
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00