Jason Wong

ORCID: 0000-0002-8167-540X · 1 paper in corpus

2012

Telomere length and genetic variation in telomere maintenance genes in relation to ovarian cancer risk.

Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology ·doi:10.1158/1055-9965.epi-11-0867

BackgroundTelomeres protect chromosomal ends, shorten with cellular division, and signal cellular senescence, but unchecked telomere attrition can lead to telomere dysfunction, upregulation of telomerase, and carcinogenesis. Shorter telomer…