Assertion: telomere | /r/HasProperty | vulnerable
Facets:
value: to genetic factors
type: CAUSE
value: to accelerated
type: MANNER
value: to oxidative stress
type: CAUSE
value: particularly
type: DEGREE
value: according to the authors
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: Telomeres also appear to be vulnerable to genetic factors that alter an organism’s rate of aging.
text: According to the authors, telomeres are particularly vulnerable to oxidative stress.
text: Direct measurements of telomere length have shown that telomeres are vulnerable to genetic factors that can speed up the rate of aging.
text: Telomeres are repeat sequences of noncoding DNA that cap the ends of chromosomes and naturally shorten over time with cell replication but are vulnerable to accelerated shortening under conditions of high cell stress and inflammation (7, 8, 125).