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The Association of Telomere Length with Colorectal Cancer Differs by the Age of Cancer Onset

OBJECTIVES: Telomeres are nucleoprotein structures that cap the end of chromosomes and shorten with sequential cell divisions in normal aging. Short telomeres are also implicated in the incidence of many cancers, but the evidence is not conclusive for colorectal cancer (CRC). Therefore, the aim of t...

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Autores principales: Boardman, Lisa A, Litzelman, Kristin, Seo, Songwon, Johnson, Ruth A, Vanderboom, Russell J, Kimmel, Grace W, Cunningham, Julie M, Gangnon, Ronald E, Engelman, Corinne D, Riegert-Johnson, Douglas L, Potter, John, Haile, Robert, Buchanan, Daniel, Jenkins, Mark A, Rider, David N, Thibodeau, Stephen N, Petersen, Gloria M, Skinner, Halcyon G
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3972691/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24598784
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ctg.2014.3