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Telomerase therapy for neurodegeneration

Telomerase gene therapy may be a potential solution for age-related neurodegenerative diseases

04-Jun-2019

Key points from article :

Short telomeres are a contributing factor in age-related neurodegenerative diseases.

Preventing the accumulation of short telomeres may ameliorate brain aging.

Telomerase gene therapy can prevent the symptoms of pulmonary fibrosis, aplastic anemia, aging.

Telomerase gene therapy has low transduction efficiency.

The study was published in journal Aging.

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Aging

Bio-medical journal covering research on all aspects of gerontology

Maria Blasco

Director of Spanish National Cancer Research Centre.

Spanish National Cancer Research Center (CNIO)

Center for cancer research, including diagnosis and treatments.

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Telomeres