Publications by authors named "Richard K Maganga"
J Dev Orig Health Dis
October 2024
Article Synopsis
- - This study analyzed how pregnancy complications and birth outcomes affect telomere length in children at age 17, using data from the Raine cohort study in Western Australia, which followed 2900 children over the years.
- - The research found no overall differences in telomere length based on individual maternal or birth outcomes, but females exposed to adverse conditions during pregnancy exhibited shorter telomeres compared to those born without complications.
- - Interestingly, while females from pre-eclamptic pregnancies specifically showed significantly shorter telomeres, no such effects were observed in males; this highlights the need for further studies to investigate the factors influencing telomere length in genders separately.
