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Telomere shortening and accelerated aging in COPD: findings from the BODE cohort
BACKGROUND: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) may be associated with accelerated aging. Telomere shortening is a biomarker of aging. Cross-sectional studies describe shorter telomeres in COPD compared with matched controls. No studies have described telomere length trajectory and its rela...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2017
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5390353/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28407775 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12931-017-0547-4 |