Nested case–control study of telomere length and lung cancer risk among heavy smokers in the β-Carotene and Retinol Efficacy Trial

BACKGROUND: Telomeres protect cells from genomic instability. We examined telomere length and lung cancer risk prospectively in heavy smokers. METHODS: In a nested case–control study with 709 cases and 1313 controls, conditional logistic regression was used to evaluate associations between telomere...

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Autores principales: Doherty, Jennifer Anne, Grieshober, Laurie, Houck, John R., Barnett, Matt J., De Dieu Tapsoba, Jean, Thornquist, Mark D., Wang, Ching-Yun, Goodman, Gary E., Chen, Chu
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5988820/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29670295
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41416-018-0075-0

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5988820/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29670295
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41416-018-0075-0

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