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Exposure to Persistent Organic Pollutants Predicts Telomere Length in Older Age: Results from the Helsinki Birth Cohort Study

As the population ages, the occurrence of chronic pathologies becomes more common. Leukocyte telomere shortening associates to ageing and age-related diseases. Recent studies suggest that environmental chemicals can affect telomere length. Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) are most relevant, sinc...

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Autores principales: Guzzardi, Maria Angela, Iozzo, Patricia, Salonen, Minna K., Kajantie, Eero, Airaksinen, Riikka, Kiviranta, Hannu, Rantakokko, Panu, Eriksson, Johan Gunnar
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: JKL International LLC 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5036950/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27699078
http://dx.doi.org/10.14336/AD.2016.0209