telomeres

1- Telomeres Connect Us Together for a Brighter Future

Highlighting the Importance of Telomere Biology Disorder Month November marks Telomere Biology Disorder (TBD) Awareness Month—a time dedicated to illuminating…

2 weeks 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

Telomere testing sample preparation

Preparing samples for shipment to RepeatDx for Flow FISH telomere length testing is a simple process, here we run through…

3 years ago

Video: Techniques to measure telomere length

Accurately measuring telomere length is important for the diagnosis of telomere biology disorders, for research into how telomeres affect health…

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

Video: How telomere shortening affects aging

Telomeres, in particular telomere length, have been shown to play a role in aging. In this video we explore how…

3 years ago

Video: What are telomeres and how do they protect our cells?

What are telomeres? Telomeres are protective caps, found at the ends of our chromosomes. This is the first in a…

3 years ago

How do telomeres affect cancer?

Telomeres shorten as we age and the risk of cancer increases as we get older; here we explore some ways…

3 years ago