The section of DNA was found on chromosome three, next to a gene called TERC, which makes an enzyme that repairs telomeres when they shorten.
这段DNA位于3号染色体上，与基因terc相邻。基因terc可以制造出一种酶，能在端粒缩短时对端粒进行修复。
They eventually located a number of variants located near a gene called TERC which, in people carrying them, seemed to be equivalent to an extra three or four years of "biological ageing".
他们最终发现与生物衰老过程相关的基因变异位于一个名为TERC的基因附近。带有这种 基因的人类，要比普通人早三到四年进入“生物衰老期”。
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