A life course perspective on telomere length and social inequalities in aging.
Longitudinal studies will be needed to test the idea that social class in adult life, or in childhood, influences the rate of change in telomere length in peripheral blood samples.
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MRC National Survey of Health and Development, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Royal Free and University College London Medical School, 1-19 Torrington Place, London WC1E, UK. d.kuh@nshd.mrc.ac.uk
D000375:Aging / Q000235:genetics*; D016922:Cellular Senescence / Q000235:genetics* / Q000276:immunology; D006608:Hierarchy, Social; D006801:Humans; D007962:Leukocytes / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism; D008136:Longevity / Q000235:genetics*; D011598:Psychoneuroimmunology; D012923:Social Class; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000235:genetics* / Q000276:immunology; D016615:Telomere / Q000235:genetics*