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Telomere length is age-dependent and reduced in monocytes of Alzheimer patients

Telomeres are regions of repetitive DNA at the end of eukaryotic chromosomes, which prevent chromosomal instability. Telomere shortening is linked to age-related disease including Alzheimer's disease (AD) and has been reported to be reduced in leukocytes of AD patients. The aim of the present s...

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Autores principales: Hochstrasser, Tanja, Marksteiner, Josef, Humpel, Christian
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier Science 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3278593/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22178633
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.exger.2011.11.012