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Descriptor
English
:
Telomere Shortening
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Acortamiento del Telómero
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Encurtamento do Telômero
Synonyms
English
:
Shortening, Telomere
Shortenings, Telomere
Telomere Shortenings
Tree Number:
G02.111.225.940
G04.043.630
G05.226.940
Definition
English
:
The loss of some
TELOMERE
sequence during
DNA REPLICATION
of the first several base pairs of a linear DNA molecule; or from
DNA DAMAGE
. Cells have various mechanisms to restore length (
TELOMERE HOMEOSTASIS
.)
Telomere shortening
is involved in the progression of CELL AGING.
See Related
English
:
Telomere Homeostasis
History Note
English
:
2012
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
DE
drug effects
GE
genetics
IM
immunology
PH
physiology
RE
radiation effects
Record Number:
54773
Unique Identifier:
D059506
Occurrence in VHL
:
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