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Shorter telomeres are associated with obesity and weight gain in the elderly.
International journal of obesity (2005) - 1 Sept 2012
Njajou O T, Cawthon R M, Blackburn E H, Harris T B, Li R, Sanders J L, Newman A B, Nalls M, Cummings S R, Hsueh W-C
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Obesity and shorter telomeres are commonly associated with elevated risk for age-related diseases and mortality. Whether telomere length (TL) may be associated with obesity or variations in adiposity is not well established. Therefore, we set out to test the hypothesis that TL may be a risk factor for increased adiposity using data from a large population-based cohort study. DESIGN: Levels of adiposity...
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