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| Title |
Telomere length in Parkinson's disease: A meta-analysis
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| Published in |
Experimental Gerontology, January 2016
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| DOI | 10.1016/j.exger.2016.01.002 |
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| Authors |
Diego A. Forero, Yeimy González-Giraldo, Catalina López-Quintero, Luis J. Castro-Vega, George E. Barreto, George Perry |
| Abstract |
Parkinson's disease (PD) is a common and severe movement disorder. Differences in telomere length (TL) have been reported as possible risk factors for several neuropsychiatric disorders, including PD. Results from published studies for TL in PD are inconsistent, highlighting the need for a meta-analysis. In the current work, a meta-analysis of published studies for TL in PD was carried out. PubMed, Web of Science and Google Scholar databases were used to identify relevant articles that reported TL in groups of PD patients and controls. A random-effects model was used for meta-analytical procedures. The meta-analysis included eight primary studies, derived from populations of European and Asian descent, and did not show a significant difference in TL between 956 PD patients and 1284 controls (p value: 0.246). Our results show that there is no consistent evidence of shorter telomeres in PD patients and suggest the importance of future studies on TL and PD that analyze other populations and also include assessment of TL from different brain regions. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 17 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 18% |
| Colombia | 3 | 18% |
| Chile | 2 | 12% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 6% |
| Argentina | 1 | 6% |
| France | 1 | 6% |
| Australia | 1 | 6% |
| Unknown | 5 | 29% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 13 | 76% |
| Scientists | 4 | 24% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 74 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| India | 1 | 1% |
| Unknown | 73 | 99% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Bachelor | 13 | 18% |
| Researcher | 9 | 12% |
| Student > Master | 7 | 9% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 6 | 8% |
| Lecturer | 4 | 5% |
| Other | 9 | 12% |
| Unknown | 26 | 35% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 12 | 16% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 10 | 14% |
| Neuroscience | 9 | 12% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 5 | 7% |
| Social Sciences | 2 | 3% |
| Other | 2 | 3% |
| Unknown | 34 | 46% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 9. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 11 April 2021.
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#9
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