Posttraumatic stress disorder and not depression is associated with shorter leukocyte telomere length: findings from 3,000 participants in the population-based KORA F4 study.

<h4>Background</h4>A link between severe mental stress and shorter telomere length (TL) has been suggested. We analysed the impact of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) on TL in the general population and postulated a dose-dependent TL association in subjects suffering from partial PTS...

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Main Authors:	Karl-Heinz Ladwig, Anne Catharina Brockhaus, Jens Baumert, Karoline Lukaschek, Rebecca T Emeny, Johannes Kruse, Veryan Codd, Sibylle Häfner, Eva Albrecht, Thomas Illig, Nilesh J Samani, H Erich Wichmann, Christian Gieger, Annette Peters
Format:	article
Language:	EN
Published:	Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013
Subjects:	Medicine R Science Q
Online Access:	https://doaj.org/article/99bdadb0210b46e88ed47800e288227f
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Posttraumatic stress disorder and not depression is associated with shorter leukocyte telomere length: findings from 3,000 participants in the population-based KORA F4 study.

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