title: Is shortening of telomeres the missing link between aging and the Type 2 Diabetes epidemic?
authors.affiliation: Department of Experimental Medical Science, Lund, Sweden. Hindrik.Mulder@med.lu.se
authors.forename: Hindrik
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Mulder
mesh_terms: D000375:Aging / Q000378:metabolism*; D000818:Animals; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000378:metabolism; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology* / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007328:Insulin / Q000378:metabolism; D050417:Insulin-Secreting Cells / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D007515:Islets of Langerhans / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D051379:Mice; D008954:Models, Biological; D012313:RNA / Q000235:genetics; D012307:Risk Factors; D019098:Telomerase / Q000172:deficiency / Q000235:genetics; D016615:Telomere / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose; D007328:Insulin; C422952:telomerase RNA; D012313:RNA; D019098:Telomerase