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Telomere Length Measurement by Quantitative Real-time PCR: A Molecular Marker for Human Age Prediction

American Journal of Biochemistry and Biotechnology • 2016
العودة
معلومات البحث
المؤلفون Naglaa F. Alhusseini andAbdelmonem G. Madboly
الكلمات المفتاحية Telomere Length, Molecular Marker, Human Age Prediction, Quantitative Real-Time PCR, Egyptians
المجلة العلمية American Journal of Biochemistry and Biotechnology
الناشر science puplications
المجلد 12
العدد (1)
الصفحات 64.71
publication.type International
رابط البحث Open Link
المواد المرفقة Not Available
الملخص
Abstract: The fact that telomere shortening occurs with aging leads to the
hypothesis that a correlation could be made between Telomere Length (TL)
and suspect age. This study aimed to assess if TL can be used as an
investigational tool to predict human age through developing a formula
based on this correlation with accuracy suitable to be applied in forensic
practice. A quantitative real-time PCR study was carried out on 80
Egyptians, ranging in age from 1-79 years. The results confirmed that the
relative TL significantly shortened with aging; “r” = -0.903 (p