Shorter Telomere Length Is Associated With Older Age, Poor Sleep Hygiene, and Orthopedic Injury, but Not Mild Traumatic Brain Injury, in a Cohort of Canadian Children.
S SalbergM J SmithR LamontZ ChenM H BeauchampW CraigQ DoanJ GravelR ZemekN A LanninK O YeatesRichelle MychasiukPublished in: The Journal of head trauma rehabilitation (2024)
The relationships between TL and psychosocial and environmental factors in pediatric mTBI and OI are complex. TL may provide information regarding sleep quality in children recovering from mTBI or OI; however, further investigation into TL biomarker validity should employ a noninjured comparison group.