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Association of telomere length with IL-6 levels during an obesity treatment in adolescents: interaction with the-174G/C polymorphism in the IL-6gene.
Pediatric obesity - 1 Jun 2017
García-Calzón S, Moleres A, Gómez-Martinez S, Diaz L E, Bueno G, Campoy C, Martinez J A, Marcos A, Azcona-Sanjulián M C, Zalba G, Marti A
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BACKGROUND: Shorter telomeres have been associated with elevated risk for age-related diseases. However, little is known about the biomarker role of telomere length (TL) for predicting inflammation and glucose alterations. OBJECTIVE: The objective of this research is to evaluate the association between TL, inflammatory markers and glucose levels after a 2-month weight-loss programme in obese adolescents. METHODS:...
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