Introduction To Testing
- Check the average length of telomere in the white cells
- Measure the status of your immune system
- Convenient at-home sample collection (finger-stick blood)
- Tested by professional and technical personnel in Hong Kong laboratory
- Electronic report will be ready within 5-7 working days upon successful return of sample
Specially For Those Who:
- Get sick easily
- Have skin allergies
- Have chronic fatigue
- Suffer from frequent gastrointestinal discomfort
Telomere Length
Telomere is a small repetitive DNA sequence located at the end of each chromosome [1]. Telomeres are vital for protecting the integrity of the genome. Telomeres shorten with each cell replication, eventually triggering cell senescence. Telomere length of white blood cells relates to the cloning ability of immune cells. In other words, telomere length indicates the health status of the immune system.
Telomere Length And Aging[2]
Telomere shortening is a well-known hallmark of both cellular senescence and organismal aging.
An accelerated rate of telomere attrition is also a common feature of age-related diseases.
Telomere length has been recognized for a long time as one of the best biomarkers of aging.
How Often Should Telomere Length Be Checked?
Ideally, telomere length should be retested every 3 months as the comparison between the individual data points substantially helps to accurately understand your current personal health status and aging pace.
Products Included:
Blood collection card, special bag for blood collection card, self-addressed envelope, application form, blood collection needle, sterilized alcohol cotton pad, adhesive tape, instruction manual
Operating Procedure
- Wipe your fingertip with an alcohol swab
- After natural drying, use a lancet to draw blood on your fingertip
- Keep your finger in a downward position and drop blood on the collection card
- After air drying, put the sample in our envelope and send back to Govita together with the completed application form by post
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- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telomere
- https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fgene.2020.630186/full