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Association of shorter telomeres with coronary artery disease in Indian subjects.
Heart (British Cardiac Society) - 1 Apr 2009
Mukherjee M, Brouilette S, Stevens S, Shetty K R, Samani N J
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OBJECTIVE: Studies in white people have shown that telomere length, a marker of biological ageing, is shorter in individuals with coronary artery disease (CAD). South Asian Indians have a high prevalence of CAD, especially premature CAD. We examined the association of telomere length with CAD in Indian subjects. DESIGN: Case-control study. SETTING: Mumbai, India. SUBJECTS: 238 consecutive patients (aged 29-82...
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