We found a matchYour institution may have access to this item. Find your institution then sign in to continue.TitleTelomere length and risk of incident cancer and cancer mortality.AuthorsWilleit, Peter; Willeit, Johann; Mayr, Agnes; Weger, Siegfried; Oberhollenzer, Friedrich; Brandstätter, Anita; Kronenberg, Florian; Kiechl, StefanAbstractTelomeres are essential to preserve the integrity of the genome. Critically short telomeres lead to replicative cell senescence and chromosomal instability and may thereby increase cancer risk.PublicationJAMA, 2010, Vol 304, Issue 1, p69ISSN1538-3598Publication typeJournal ArticleDOI10.1001/jama.2010.897