Are perceived neighborhood problems associated with shorter telomere length in African American women?
Our findings suggest that perceived neighborhood environments may be predictive of cellular aging in AA women even after accounting for individual-level risk factors. Additional research with a larger sample is needed to determine whether perceived neighborhood environments are causally related to TL.
Increased synthesis of abnormal COLV and its correlation with disease stage, activity and MRSS suggest that this collagen can be a possible trigger involved in the pathogenesis of SSc.