Shorter telomere length in peripheral blood leukocytes is associated with childhood autism.

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Published in Sci Rep on November 17, 2014

Authors

Zongchang Li1, Jinsong Tang2, Hong Li2, Shan Chen1, Ying He2, Yanhui Liao2, Zhen Wei3, Guobin Wan3, Xi Xiang4, Kun Xia5, Xiaogang Chen6

Author Affiliations

1: 1] Institute of Mental Health, the Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China [2] Institute of Genomic Medicine, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China.
2: Institute of Mental Health, the Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China.
3: Department of Women's Health Care, The Affiliated Shenzhen Maternal and Child Health Care Hospital, Nanfang University of Medical Science, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China.
4: BGI Ark Biotechnology Co., Ltd., Shenzhen, Guangdong, China.
5: The State Key Laboratory of Medical Genetics, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China.
6: 1] Institute of Mental Health, the Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China [2] The State Key Laboratory of Medical Genetics, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China [3] Key Laboratory of Psychiatry and Mental Health of Hunan Province, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China [4] National Technology of Institute of Psychiatry, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China.

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