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Decreased telomere length in the small airway epithelium suggests accelerated aging in the lungs of persons living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)

Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection is associated with an increased risk of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) independent of cigarette smoke exposure. Previous studies have demonstrated that decreased peripheral leukocyte telomere length is associated with HIV, suggesting an acce...

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Autores principales: Xu, Stella, Vucic, Emily A., Shaipanich, Tawimas, Lam, Stephen, Lam, Wan, Montaner, Julio S., Sin, Don D., Paul Man, S. F., Leung, Janice M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5998581/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29895291
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12931-018-0821-0

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