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Childhood Obesity Is Associated with Shorter Leukocyte Telomere Length

CONTEXT: Obesity in adults is associated with shorter mean leukocyte telomere length (LTL), a marker of biological age that is also associated with age-related conditions including cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes. However, studies of childhood obesity and LTL have proved inconclusive. OBJ...

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Autores principales: Buxton, Jessica L., Walters, Robin G., Visvikis-Siest, Sophie, Meyre, David, Froguel, Philippe, Blakemore, Alexandra I. F.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Endocrine Society 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3137462/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21349907
http://dx.doi.org/10.1210/jc.2010-2924