Telomere Definition

Telomere Sentence Examples

• It is a negative regulator of telomerase activity and thus inhibits the elongation of telomere length.

• One of the current models suggests that during the early stages of cancer telomere erosion leads to short dysfunctional telomere erosion leads to short dysfunctional telomeres.

• This new study looked at telomere length in families from northern Belgium.

• Telomere maintenance is essential for tumor cells to by-pass replicative senescence and become immortal.

• Recent evidence suggests that defects in DNA maintenance pathways and telomere dysfunction promote genomic instability and drives development of the disease.