Association between telomere length and type 2 diabetes mellitus: a meta-analysis.

BACKGROUND: Several epidemiological studies have examined the association between shortened telomere length and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), while the results remained conflicting. We conducted a meta-analysis to derive a more precise estimation of the relationship between them. METHODS: We syst...

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Main Authors: Jinzhao Zhao, Kun Miao, Haoran Wang, Hu Ding, Dao Wen Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3836967?pdf=render