Telomere length and risk of developing gastric adenocarcinoma: The Singapore Chinese Health Study

ConclusionsThis is the first prospective study demonstrating a higher risk of gastric cancer to be associated with either extremely short or extremely long telomere length. Short and long telomere length may function differently in the early and late stages of gastric carcinogenesis.
Source: Gastric Cancer - Category: Gastroenterology Source Type: research