Shorter Telomeres May Mark Early Risk of Dementia: Preliminary Analysis of 62 Participants from the Nurses' Health Study

BACKGROUND: Dementia takes decades to develop, and effective prevention will likely require early intervention. Thus, it is critical to identify biomarkers of preclinical disease, allowing targeting of high-risk subjects for preventive efforts. Since telomeres shorten with age and oxidative stress,...

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Autores principales: Grodstein, Francine, van Oijen, Marieke, Irizarry, Michael C., Rosas, H. Diana, Hyman, Bradley T., Growdon, John H., De Vivo, Immaculata
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2008
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2536511/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18795148
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0001590

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