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Are the leukocyte telomere length attrition and telomerase activity alteration potential predictor biomarkers for sporadic TAA in aged individuals?
Age (Dordrecht, Netherlands) - 1 Jan 2014
Balistreri Carmela R, Pisano Calogera, Martorana Adriana, Triolo Oreste F, Lio Domenico, Candore Giuseppina, Ruvolo Giovanni
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A large variability in occurrence, complications, and age/gender manifestations characterizes individual susceptibility of sporadic thoracic aortic aneurysms (TAA), even in subjects with the same risk factor profiles. The reasons are poorly understood. On the other hand, TAA pathophysiology mechanisms remain unclear than those involved in abdominal aorta aneurysms. However, recent evidence is suggesting a crucial...
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