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DNA damage response at telomeres contributes to lung aging and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
18 Sept 2015
Abstract excerpt
Cellular senescence has been associated with the structural and functional decline observed during physiological lung aging and in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Airway epithelial cells are the first line of defense in the lungs and are important to COPD pathogenesis. However, the mechanisms underlying airway epithelial cell senescence, and particularly the role of telomere dysfunction in this...
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