Associations of cord blood leukocyte telomere length with adiposity growth from infancy to adolescence

ConclusionLTL at birth may be an early biomarker of altered adiposity growth. Newborn telomere biology may shed new insight into the developmental origins of health and disease.

Source: Pediatric Obesity - September 10, 2022 Category: Eating Disorders & Weight Management Authors: Farah Qureshi, Izzuddin M. Aris, Sheryl L. Rifas ‐Shiman, Wei Perng, Emily Oken, Janet Rich‐Edwards, Andres Cardenas, Andrea A. Baccarelli, Michelle Bosquet Enlow, Mandy B. Belfort, Henning Tiemeier Tags: ORIGINAL RESEARCH Source Type: research