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Association between shortened telomere length and systemic lupus erythematosus: a meta-analysis.
Lupus - 1 Mar 2017
Lee Y H, Jung J H, Seo Y H, Kim J-H, Choi S J, Ji J D, Song G G
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Objective We aimed to evaluate the relationship between telomere length and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Methods PUBMED and EMBASE databases were searched; meta-analyses were performed comparing telomere length in SLE patients and healthy controls, and on SLE patients in subgroups based on ethnicity, sample type, assay method and data type. Results Eight studies including 472 SLE patients and 365 controls...
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