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HIV Infection Is Associated with Shortened Telomere Length in Ugandans with Suspected Tuberculosis
INTRODUCTION: HIV infection is a risk factor for opportunistic pneumonias such as tuberculosis (TB) and for age-associated health complications. Short telomeres, markers of biological aging, are also associated with an increased risk of age-associated diseases and mortality. Our goals were to use a...
Autores principales: | Auld, Elizabeth, Lin, Jue, Chang, Emily, Byanyima, Patrick, Ayakaka, Irene, Musisi, Emmanuel, Worodria, William, Davis, J. Lucian, Segal, Mark, Blackburn, Elizabeth, Huang, Laurence |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2016
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5031464/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27655116 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0163153 |
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