Telomere Shortening in Alzheimer's Disease Patients.

Sporadic Alzheimer's Disease (AD) is considered an age-related disease, and telomere length has been shown to decrease with age in animal and human studies. Shortening of telomere length has also been reported to beis associated with numerous neurodegenerative diseases, including AD. The aim of this study is to confirm and further elucidate the relationship between peripheral telomere length and Alzheimer's disease, cognitive function, and...