The Relationship of Birth Size and Postnatal Growth with Cellular Senescence in Adults: Data from the New Delhi Birth Cohort.
Mohamad TarikLakshmy RamakrishnanSikha SinhaH P S SachdevNikhil TandonAmbuj RoySantosh Kumar BhargavaPublished in: Indian journal of pediatrics (2022)
Small size at birth is associated with accelerated cellular senescence in adult life. An altered senescent state is likely to be one of the links between LBW and adult chronic diseases.