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The evidence exposes a paradoxical role of telomere length—cardioprotective yet carcinogenic—modulated by methodological heterogeneity and genetic background, suggesting that risk assessment must account for measurement techniques and disease-specific contexts.

Citation Support

• source_1 Telomere length and aging‐related outcomes in humans: A Mendelian randomization study in 261,000 older participants
• source_2 The Association of Telomere Length in Peripheral Blood Cells with Cancer Risk: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Prospective Studies
• source_3 Rare Protein-Altering Telomere-related Gene Variants in Patients with Chronic Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis
• source_4 Telomere Length and All-Cause Mortality: A Meta-analysis
• source_5 Telomere length and brain aging: A systematic review and meta-analysis