Okereke, O. I., Prescott, J., Wong, J. Y., Han, J., Rexrode, K. M., & De Vivo, I. (2012). High phobic anxiety is related to lower leukocyte telomere length in women. PloS one, 7(7), e40516.
BackgroundChronic psychological distress has been linked to shorter telomeres, an indication of accelerated aging. Yet, little is known about relations of anxiety to telomeres. We examined whether a typically chronic form of anxiety – phobic anxiety – is related to telomere length. Methodology/Principal FindingsRelative telomere lengths (RTLs) in peripheral blood leukocytes were measured by quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction among 5,243 women (aged 42–69 years) ...
