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Proven effect of GENOS Fibrocell Boost
Telomerlength measurement
The length of the telomeres determines the biological age of a human being. They are found at the ends of chromosomes and function as a protective caps to prevent the degradation of the genetic material. Telomeres shorten after each cell division to preserve the remaining DNA containing genes.
This protects the DNA from any damage. This occurs until the telomere length reaches a critical shortening point after which cell division can no longer take place, thereby causing the cell death. This process causes the aging of the cell and the aging of the human being.
How can our telomeres help us understand
the relationship between biological age and chronological age?
Not everyone ages at the same rate, regardless of whether their chronological age is the same. Therefore, it is important to identify molecular markers that can be used to estimate the aging level of an organism. Telomeric length is one of the most well studied and reliable markers of molecular-level aging known to the scientific community. Studying telomeres is very useful, both for health professionals and individuals, in order to predict the premature development of certain aging diseases and to try to reduce the risk of suffering them. Biological age is a snapshot of your organism's age. Lifestyle improvements can reduce the rate of telomere shortening, and thus slow down the molecular aging process.
Why are telomeres so important?
Telomere length is con-sidered an excellent bio-marker of cellular rege-nerative capacity and, therefore, of the aging of organisms. Each cycle of cellular division leads to a progressive telomeric attrition resulting in telomere length shorten-ing with increasing age.
