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Unraveling 'F' factor: towards a genetic-clinical framework for the musculoskeletal-heart crosstalk in metabolic aging.
Cardiovascular diabetology - 1 Jun 2026
Zhou Yunqiao, Huang Jian, Chen Xinyi, Xu Leqin, Zhang Fan, Bai Chunxiao, Yang Jiju, Fan Fangyang, Wang Yuquan, Fang Bixuan, Wang Tian, Li Junhao, Mu Xiaohong, Li Jinyu
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BACKGROUND: The rising co-occurrence of cardiometabolic diseases and musculoskeletal degeneration poses a critical challenge to healthy aging, yet the shared biological mechanisms underlying this multimorbidity remain poorly defined. This study aimed to establish an integrative clinical-genetic framework to elucidate the common frailty factor, the 'F' factor, that captures the systemic vulnerability linking...
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