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Telomere length and outcome of treatment for pulmonary tuberculosis in a gold mining community

Telomere length (TL) is a marker of ageing and mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) is an early marker of inflammation caused by oxidative stress. We determined TL and mtDNA content among active pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) patients to assess if these cellular biomarkers differed between artisanal miners and n...

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Autores principales: Katoto, Patrick D. M. C., Kayembe-Kitenge, Tony, Pollitt, Krystal J. Godri, Martens, Dries S., Ghosh, Manosij, Nachega, Jean B., Nemery, Benoit, Nawrot, Tim S.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7889934/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33597559
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-83281-2