title: Telomeres.
abstract: The role that telomere biology may play in the human ageing process is of a significant interest to many laboratories around the world. In this, the first of a series of yearly reviews on telomeres and ageing, I review a small selection of papers published between July 2005 and June 2006 that maybe of direct relevance to the gerontology research community.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Cardiff University, Heath Park, Cardiff CF14 4XN, UK. bairddm@cardiff.ac.uk
authors.forename: Duncan M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Baird
mesh_terms: D000375:Aging / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology*; D015519:Bone Density / Q000502:physiology; D016922:Cellular Senescence / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology; D043171:Chromosomal Instability / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology; D005819:Genetic Markers / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D007962:Leukocytes / Q000502:physiology; D009154:Mutation / Q000235:genetics; D015183:Restriction Mapping / Q000379:methods; D019098:Telomerase / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology; D016615:Telomere / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D005819:Genetic Markers; D019098:Telomerase