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Genetic association of telomere length, obesity and tobacoo smoking with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis risk.
BMC public health - 11 May 2023
Wu Wenjuan, Li Chenghai, Zhu Xiaoming, Liu Xueya, Li Ping, Wan Ruijie, Wu Xinhui, Chen Song
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Due to the inadequacy of published evidence, association of telomere length (TL), obesity and tobacco smoking with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) remains unclear. The aim of the study was to explore whether these exposures genetically affected the risk of the disease. METHODS: Genetic variants from genome-wide association studies for TL, body mass index (BMI), body fat percentage (BFP) and...
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