Telomere Biology Disorder

Rare Diseases Day – 28/02

Exploring the Power of Rare - Welcome to the World of Rare Diseases! Although we humans may share 99.9% similarity,…

2 years ago

Guest blog: Team Telomere launches new TBD Diagnosis and Management Guidelines

The second edition Telomere Biology Disorders: Diagnosis and Management Guidelines have been officially published. This is a comprehensive reference manual…

3 years ago

Guest blog: Jeni shares her experience with short telomeres for Rare Disease Day

To help raise awareness of rare disease dyskeratosis congenita, and other telomere biology disorders caused by short telomeres, Jeni has…

3 years ago

Video: Telomere Biology Disorders explained

Telomere Biology Disorders (TBDs) are also known as Short Telomere Syndromes or telomeropathies. This video explores what causes TBDs and…

3 years ago

Video: The links between telomerase and aging

The key to keeping our cells healthy may be down to the enzyme telomerase. In this video we cover how…

3 years ago

Why do telomeres shorten?

Telomeres play an important role in protecting our chromosomes, but as we age, they decrease in length. In this blog…

4 years ago

Guest Blog: Julian’s 4 stem cell transplants – his mom shares their story for Rare Disease Day

To help raise awareness of rare disease dyskeratosis congenita, Julian’s mom Mayra has kindly shared his journey through 4 stem…

4 years ago

What are short telomeres?

In this blog we examine what short telomeres are and what short telomere syndromes can mean for certain individuals.   What…

4 years ago

Guest blog: Brian shares his journey with dyskeratosis congenita for Telomere Biology Disorder Month

To mark Telomere Biology Disorder Month (TBD Month) this November, Brian is kindly sharing his journey of being diagnosed with…

4 years ago

Guest blog: Colleen, Team Telomere President, shares her story

This Telomere Biology Disorder Awareness Month (TBD Month) we have a guest blog from Colleen, Team Telomere President & Chair…

4 years ago