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About short telomeres

briped

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Type of diabetes
Type 2
Treatment type
Non-insulin injectable medication (incretin mimetics)
Dolly the sheep had short telomeres.
 
JoKalsbeek said:
So yeah, doomed at birth.
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Or even before ... I wish they showed up somewhere obvious, like on your forehead, so that one could have a short telomerectomy
 
Interesting. I guess we are all born with genes that make us more or less susceptible to something or other. But then again they say it's how we express those genes that determines the outcome. Some say that even autoimmune diabetes may be driven by dietary factors aggravating genetic predispositions. Nevertheless all research of this kind is incredibly valuable.
 
briped said:
Eh? Was she the cloned sheep?
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Yes that was her. They thought the cloning process somehow shortened them and aided in reducing lifespan.
 
Very interesting article, @briped. Had never heard about this relationship between telomere length and insulin resistance. Thanks for sharing.
 
Am I about to get a lot of junk emails offering ways to increase the length of my telomeres?
 
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