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A newly discovered pattern of telomere aging could possibly predict cancer.
The tiny structures called telomeres are biological caps found at the ends of chromosomes.
They protect the DNA in chromosomes from damage, much like the caps on the ends of shoelaces prevent fraying.
As we get older, our telomeres get shorter and shorter, leading to DNA becoming damaged and raising the odds of age-related illnesses such as Alzheimer's, diabetes and heart disease.
The pattern suggests when exactly cancer hijacks the cell's aging process - and shows that telomeres can look 15 years older in people developing the disease.
And the pattern could ultimately lead to a biomarker - and then blood test - to check for the disease, they say.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/a...kthrough-pave-way-new-blood-test-disease.html
The tiny structures called telomeres are biological caps found at the ends of chromosomes.
They protect the DNA in chromosomes from damage, much like the caps on the ends of shoelaces prevent fraying.
As we get older, our telomeres get shorter and shorter, leading to DNA becoming damaged and raising the odds of age-related illnesses such as Alzheimer's, diabetes and heart disease.
The pattern suggests when exactly cancer hijacks the cell's aging process - and shows that telomeres can look 15 years older in people developing the disease.
And the pattern could ultimately lead to a biomarker - and then blood test - to check for the disease, they say.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/a...kthrough-pave-way-new-blood-test-disease.html
