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Plasma micronutrient levels and telomere length in children.
Nutrition (Burbank, Los Angeles County, Calif.) - 1 Feb 2015
Milne Elizabeth, O'Callaghan Nathan, Ramankutty Padmaja, de Klerk Nicholas H, Greenop Kathryn R, Armstrong Bruce K, Miller Margaret, Fenech Michael
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OBJECTIVE: Telomeres are long hexamer (TTAGGG) repeats at the ends of chromosomes, and contribute to maintenance of chromosomal stability. Telomere shortening has been linked to cancers and other chronic diseases in adults, although evidence for causal associations is limited. The aim of this study was to determine whether nutritional factors are associated with telomere length (TL) in children. METHODS: We...
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