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Shorter telomere lengths in patients with severe COVID-19 disease

The incidence of severe manifestations of COVID-19 increases with age with older patients showing the highest mortality, suggesting that molecular pathways underlying aging contribute to the severity of COVID-19. One mechanism of aging is the progressive shortening of telomeres, which are protective...

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Autores principales: Sanchez-Vazquez, Raul, Guío-Carrión, Ana, Zapatero-Gaviria, Antonio, Martínez, Paula, Blasco, Maria A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Impact Journals 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7835063/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33428591
http://dx.doi.org/10.18632/aging.202463