Role of telomere shortening in anticipation of inflammatory bowel disease

Figure 1 Telomeres length in the granulocytes and lymphocytes of affected members from the three inflammatory bowel disease families. Telomere length measured by flow cytometry with fluorescence in situ hybridization in affected individuals of Family 1, Family 2, and Family 3 plotted against nomogram from Johns Hopkins controls are within normal age adjusted range.