Experimental gerontology
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Experimental gerontology · Mar 2014
Review Meta AnalysisGender and telomere length: systematic review and meta-analysis.
It is widely believed that females have longer telomeres than males, although results from studies have been contradictory. ⋯ Telomere length is longer in females than males, although this difference was not universally found in studies that did not use Southern blot methods. Further research on explanations for the methodological differences is required.