Telomere Length Is Associated with Disability Progression in Multiple Sclerosis.
Kristen M KryskoRoland G HenryBruce Anthony Campbell CreeJue Linnull nullStacy CaillierAdam SantanielloChao ZhaoRefujia GomezCarolyn BevanDana L SmithWilliam SternGina KirkishStephen L HauserJorge R OksenbergJennifer S GravesPublished in: Annals of neurology (2019)
Shorter telomere length was associated with disability independent of chronological age, suggesting that biological aging may contribute to neurological injury in MS. Targeting aging-related mechanisms is a potential therapeutic strategy against MS progression. ANN NEUROL 2019;86:671-682.