Short telomere length is associated with renal impairment in Japanese subjects with cardiovascular risk.
Short telomere length has been suggested to be associated with atherosclerotic changes in Western populations. We examined the relationships between leukocyte telomere length and cardiovascular and renal function in a Japanese cohort.We enrolled 770 subjects who each had at least one cardiovascular...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2017-01-01
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| Series: | PLoS ONE |
| Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5404870?pdf=render |