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Complete fatty degeneration of thymus associates with male sex, obesity and immunological aging in a Swedish middle-aged population

2023-01-25

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<h4>Background: </h4> Fatty degeneration of thymus (or thymus involution) has long been considered a normal ageing process and the role of thymus in adults has drawn little attention. However, there is emerging evidence that thymic involution is linked to T cell aging, chronic inflammation and increased morbidity. Other factors than chronological age have been proposed to affect the involution rate. However, thymu...

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93ea722c-3b9d-5276-8849-9d8b99f72778
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10.21203/rs.3.rs-2499784/v1
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