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The Relationship between Telomere Length and Mortality in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
Some have suggested that chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a disease of accelerated aging. Aging is characterized by shortening of telomeres. The relationship of telomere length to important clinical outcomes such as mortality, disease progression and cancer in COPD is unknown. Using q...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2012
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3338848/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22558169 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0035567 |