title: Telomere length varies by DNA extraction method: implications for epidemiologic research-letter.
authors.affiliation: Authors' Affiliations: Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda; Cancer Genomics Research Laboratory, NCI-DCEG, Leidos Biomedical Research, Inc., Frederick, Maryland; Department of Human Genetics, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah; Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Center for Genetics and Complex Traits, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; and Vascular and Genomic Research Center, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua, Taiwan hofmannjn@mail.nih.gov.
authors.forename: Jonathan N
authors.initials: JN
authors.lastname: Hofmann
authors.affiliation: Authors' Affiliations: Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda; Cancer Genomics Research Laboratory, NCI-DCEG, Leidos Biomedical Research, Inc., Frederick, Maryland; Department of Human Genetics, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah; Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Center for Genetics and Complex Traits, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; and Vascular and Genomic Research Center, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Amy A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Hutchinson
authors.affiliation: Authors' Affiliations: Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda; Cancer Genomics Research Laboratory, NCI-DCEG, Leidos Biomedical Research, Inc., Frederick, Maryland; Department of Human Genetics, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah; Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Center for Genetics and Complex Traits, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; and Vascular and Genomic Research Center, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Cawthon
authors.affiliation: Authors' Affiliations: Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda; Cancer Genomics Research Laboratory, NCI-DCEG, Leidos Biomedical Research, Inc., Frederick, Maryland; Department of Human Genetics, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah; Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Center for Genetics and Complex Traits, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; and Vascular and Genomic Research Center, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Chin-San
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: Authors' Affiliations: Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda; Cancer Genomics Research Laboratory, NCI-DCEG, Leidos Biomedical Research, Inc., Frederick, Maryland; Department of Human Genetics, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah; Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Center for Genetics and Complex Traits, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; and Vascular and Genomic Research Center, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua, TaiwanAuthors' Affiliations: Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda; Cancer Genomics Research Laboratory, NCI-DCEG, Leidos Biomedical Research, Inc., Frederick, Maryland; Department of Human Genetics, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah; Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Center for Genetics and Complex Traits, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; and Vascular and Genomic Research Center, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Shannon M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Lynch
authors.affiliation: Authors' Affiliations: Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda; Cancer Genomics Research Laboratory, NCI-DCEG, Leidos Biomedical Research, Inc., Frederick, Maryland; Department of Human Genetics, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah; Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Center for Genetics and Complex Traits, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; and Vascular and Genomic Research Center, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Qing
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Lan
authors.affiliation: Authors' Affiliations: Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda; Cancer Genomics Research Laboratory, NCI-DCEG, Leidos Biomedical Research, Inc., Frederick, Maryland; Department of Human Genetics, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah; Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Center for Genetics and Complex Traits, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; and Vascular and Genomic Research Center, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Nathaniel
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Rothman
authors.affiliation: Authors' Affiliations: Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda; Cancer Genomics Research Laboratory, NCI-DCEG, Leidos Biomedical Research, Inc., Frederick, Maryland; Department of Human Genetics, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah; Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Center for Genetics and Complex Traits, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; and Vascular and Genomic Research Center, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Rachael
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Stolzenberg-Solomon
authors.affiliation: Authors' Affiliations: Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda; Cancer Genomics Research Laboratory, NCI-DCEG, Leidos Biomedical Research, Inc., Frederick, Maryland; Department of Human Genetics, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah; Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Center for Genetics and Complex Traits, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; and Vascular and Genomic Research Center, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Mark P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Purdue
mesh_terms: D004247:DNA / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007962:Leukocytes / Q000737:chemistry*; D008297:Male; D016615:Telomere / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D004247:DNA