Telomere length differences between colorectal polyp subtypes: a colonoscopy-based case-control study.
Sheetal HardikarAndrea N Burnett-HartmanAmanda I PhippsMelissa P UptonLee-Ching ZhuPolly A NewcombPublished in: BMC cancer (2018)
Our results suggest that short TL may be associated with an increased risk of colorectal polyps in both the adenoma-carcinoma and serrated pathways. The risk was particularly notable for sessile serrated polyps, although the association was not statistically significant and sample size was limited.