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Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and Vitamin D Deficiency Are Associated with Shorter Telomere Length among African Americans: A Case-Control Study
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic systemic autoimmune disease that disproportionately affects African American females. The causes of SLE are unknown but postulated to be a combination of genetic predisposition and environmental triggers. Vitamin D deficiency is one of the possible env...
Autores principales: | Hoffecker, Brett M., Raffield, Laura M., Kamen, Diane L., Nowling, Tamara K. |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2013
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3658981/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23700431 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0063725 |
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