Childhood trauma in patients with severe mental disorders is linked to shorter telomeres

Researcher Monica Aas and co-workers have documented that patients with severe mental disorders and a history of childhood abuse have shorter telomeres, a genetic predictor of biological age. 

Monica Aas. Photo: UiO

In a recent blogpost, Monica Aas tells about the findings and what the next steps are for the field: Childhood trauma in patients with severe mental disorders linked to shorter telomeres

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Aas M, Elvsåshagen T, Westlye LT, Kaufmann T, Athanasiu L, Djurovic S, Melle I, van der Meer D, Martin-Ruiz C, Steen NE, Agartz I, Andreassen OA. Telomere length is associated with childhood trauma in patients with severe mental disorders. Translational Psychiatry. 2019 Mar 21;9(1):97. doi: 10.1038/s41398-019-0432-7.

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