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Short telomeres, telomeropathy, and subclinical extrapulmonary organ damage in patients with interstitial lung disease.
Chest - 1 Jun 2015
George Gautam, Rosas Ivan O, Cui Ye, McKane Caitlin, Hunninghake Gary M, Camp Phillip C, Raby Benjamin A, Goldberg Hilary J, El-Chemaly Souheil
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Human telomere disease consists of a wide spectrum of disorders, including pulmonary, hepatic, and bone marrow abnormalities. The extent of bone marrow and liver abnormalities in patients with interstitial lung disease (ILD) and short telomeres is unknown. METHODS: The lung transplant clinic established a prospective protocol to identify short telomeres in patients with ILD not related to connective...
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