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Controlling for baseline telomere length biases estimates of the rate of telomere attrition

Longitudinal studies have sought to establish whether environmental exposures such as smoking accelerate the attrition of individuals' telomeres over time. These studies typically control for baseline telomere length (TL) by including it as a covariate in statistical models. However, baseline T...

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Autores principales: Bateson, Melissa, Eisenberg, Dan T. A., Nettle, Daniel
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Royal Society 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6837209/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31824705
http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsos.190937