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Telomere Shortening and Haemodialysis
28 Dec 2005
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BACKGROUND: Increased oxidative stress is a well described feature of haemodialysis (HD). This is secondary to an increase in the production of reactive oxygen species and impaired antioxidant mechanisms. Telomeres are the specialized ends of eukaryotic chromosomes and consist of tandemly repeated DNA sequences. Telomeres shorten with each cell division and it is well known that telomere length in peripheral...
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