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Association between telomere length and the risk of colorectal cancer: a meta-analysis of observational studies

BACKGROUND: Human chromosomes are capped and stabilized by telomeres. Telomere length regulates a ‘cellular mitotic clock’ that defines the number of cell divisions and hence, cellular life span. This study aimed to synthesize the evidence on the association between peripheral blood leucocytes (PBL)...

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Autores principales: Naing, Cho, Aung, Kyan, Lai, Pei Kuan, Mak, Joon Wah
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5216529/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28056862
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12885-016-2997-3