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The Importance of Telomere Shortening for Atherosclerosis and Mortality
Telomeres are the protective end caps of chromosomes and shorten with every cell division. Short telomeres are associated with older age and adverse lifestyle factors. Leucocyte telomere length (LTL) has been proposed as a biomarker of biological age. The shortening of LTL with age is the result of...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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MDPI
2020
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7570376/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32781553 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jcdd7030029 |