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Proinflammatory genotype is associated with the frailty phenotype in the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing.
Aging clinical and experimental research - 1 Jun 2016
Mekli Krisztina, Nazroo James Y, Marshall Alan D, Kumari Meena, Pendleton Neil
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BACKGROUND: Frailty is a state of increased vulnerability to poor resolution of homeostasis after a stressor event, which increases the risk of adverse outcomes including falls, disability and death. The underlying pathophysiological pathways of frailty are not known but the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis and heightened chronic systemic inflammation appear to be major contributors. METHODS: We used the...
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