They would get cancer much sooner in life. The timing of cells dying from telomere shortening overlaps with the timing of DNA mutations that trigger tumors. In other words, humans have a set lifespan that balances cell death with cancer onset. In mice, they live longer and age slower, but mice are a poor model for human ageing.
They would get cancer much sooner in life. The timing of cells dying from telomere shortening overlaps with the timing of DNA mutations that trigger tumors. In other words, humans have a set lifespan that balances cell death with cancer onset. In mice, they live longer and age slower, but mice are a poor model for human ageing.
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-019-12664-x