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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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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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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 |