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Shortened Telomere Length Is Associated with Increased Risk of Cancer: A Meta-Analysis
BACKGROUND: Telomeres play a key role in the maintenance of chromosome integrity and stability, and telomere shortening is involved in initiation and progression of malignancies. A series of epidemiological studies have examined the association between shortened telomeres and risk of cancers, but th...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2011
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3112149/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21695195 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0020466 |