The association between telomere length and ischemic stroke risk and phenotype

Abstract The chronological age of a person is a key determinant of etiology and prognosis in the setting of ischemic stroke. Telomere length, an indicator of biological aging, progressively shortens with every cell cycle. Herein, we determined telomere length from peripheral blood leukocytes by Sout...

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Main Authors: Ezgi Yetim, Mehmet Akif Topcuoglu, Nuket Yurur Kutlay, Ajlan Tukun, Kader K. Oguz, Ethem Murat Arsava
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-05-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-90435-9