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Telomere length in small‐for‐gestational‐age babies
16 Feb 2006
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Short telomeres are associated with adult cardiovascular disease. Our aim was to determine whether small-for-gestational-age (SGA) newborns have shortened telomeres compared with appropriately grown controls. DESIGN: Prospective cohort study. SETTING: Large tertiary referral unit in Trent, UK. POPULATION: Seventy-two women who delivered at 35-42 weeks of gestation were recruited; 34 delivered SGA...
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