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Short leukocyte telomere length is associated with abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA).
European journal of vascular and endovascular surgery : the official journal of the European Society for Vascular Surgery - 1 May 2010
Atturu G, Brouilette S, Samani N J, London N J M, Sayers R D, Bown M J
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OBJECTIVE: Telomeres are specialised DNA structures present at the ends of linear chromosomes, which shorten with each successive cell division and the length of which represents cellular biological age. The aim of this study was to determine the relationship between abdominal aortic aneurysm (AA...
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