Article
Genetic variants within telomere-associated genes, leukocyte telomere length and the risk of acute coronary syndrome in Czech women.
Clinica chimica acta; international journal of clinical chemistry - 15 Feb 2016
Dlouha Dana, Pitha Jan, Mesanyova Jana, Mrazkova Jolana, Fellnerova Adela, Stanek Vladimir, Lanska Vera, Hubacek Jaroslav A
Abstract excerpt
The association between leukocyte telomere length (LTL) and cardiovascular disease (CVD) has been published in many reports, although almost exclusively in men. In our study we analysed the association between LTL and five selected variants within three candidate genes (TERC rs12696304; TERF2IP rs3784929 and rs8053257; UCP2 rs659366 and rs622064), which are not only involved in telomere-length maintenance but...