Telomere length is paternally inherited and is associated with parental lifespan.
Njajou OT, Cawthon RM, Damcott CM, Wu SH, Ott S, Garant MJ, Blackburn EH, Mitchell BD, Shuldiner AR, Hsueh WC.
Njajou OT, et al. Among authors: garant mj.
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2007 Jul 17;104(29):12135-9. doi: 10.1073/pnas.0702703104. Epub 2007 Jul 10.
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2007.
PMID: 17623782
Free PMC article.