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SUBMITTER: Send TS
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5645750 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Send Tabea Sarah TS Gilles Maria M Codd Veryan V Wolf Isabell I Bardtke Svenja S Streit Fabian F Strohmaier Jana J Frank Josef J Schendel Darja D Sütterlin Mark W MW Denniff Matthew M Laucht Manfred M Samani Nilesh J NJ Deuschle Michael M Rietschel Marcella M Witt Stephanie H SH
Neuropsychopharmacology : official publication of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology 20170411 12
Telomere length (TL) is a marker of biological aging, and numerous studies have shown associations between TL and somatic or psychiatric disorders. Research also indicates an association between maternal stress during pregnancy and TL in the offspring. The present study investigated possible associations between TL and: (1) maternal perceived stress during pregnancy; (2) a maternal lifetime history of psychiatric disorder (lifetime PD); and (3) paternal age. TL was analyzed in 319 newborns and 3 ...[more]