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Home News Local team accurately measures telomeres to estimate risk of disease in human ageing

Local team accurately measures telomeres to estimate risk of disease in human ageing

17 Feb 2023 | Lianhe Zaobao
By 李庚洧
Duke-NUS Medical School Telemores Cardiac Ageing

本地研究员领导的团队研发出测量染色体端粒的新方法，可成为估计老化的生物标志。团队成员包括研究员凯鲁尔（左起） 、杜克—国大医学院肿瘤和干细胞系副教授李赏、研究助理潘丽芳 ，以及研究员许昱芃。（杜克—国大医学院提供）

人体细胞内的染色体尾端，有个称为端粒的结构，它的长短能标示人体老化程度。本地研究员领导的团队发明了一种可快速和准确测量个人端粒长度的新方法，往后能估计每个人的老化程度和患病风险。

端粒（telomeres）指的是位于染色体末端的脱氧核糖核酸（DNA）序列，它的功能是保护染色体末端免受磨损。


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