Eun-Joo Kim, Seong-Ho Koh, Jungsoon Ha, Duk L Na, Sang Won Seo, Hee-Jin Kim, Kyung Won Park, Jae-Hong Lee, Jee Hoon Roh, Jay C Kwon, Soo Jin Yoon, Na-Yeon Jung, Jee H Jeong, Jae-Won Jang, Hee-Jin Kim, Kee Hyung Park, Seong Hye Choi, SangYun Kim, Young Ho Park, Byeong C Kim, Young-Eun Kim, Hyuk Sung Kwon, Hyun-Hee Park, Jeong-Hwa Jin
BACKGROUND: Telomeres are repetitive DNA sequences of TTAGGG at the ends of chromosomes. Many studies have shown that telomere shortening is associated with aging-related diseases, such as cardiovascular diseases, hypertension, diabetes, cancer, and various neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer's disease, vascular dementia, Parkinson's disease, and dementia with Lewy bodies. However, changes in telomere length (TL) in patients with frontotemporal dementia (FTD) syndrome are unclear...
September 15, 2021: Journal of the Neurological Sciences