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Telomere length, cardiovascular risk and arteriosclerosis in human kidneys: an observational cohort study
30 Sept 2015
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BACKGROUND: Replicative senescence, associated with telomere shortening, plays an important role in aging and cardiovascular disease. The relation between telomere length, cardiovascular risk, and renal disease is unknown. METHODS: Our study consisted of a cohort of 257 kidney donors for transplantation, divided into a test and a validation cohort. We used quantitative RT-PCR to measure relative telomere length...
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