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Shortened Telomeres in Circulating Leukocytes of Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

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23

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2009

Year

Laurent Savale, Ari Chaouat, Sylvie Bastuji‐Garin, Élisabeth Marcos, Laurent Boyer, Bernard Maître, Mourad Sarni, Bruno Housset, E Weitzenblum, M. Matrat,
American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Abstract

Given that in vivo telomere length reflects cellular turnover and exposure to oxidative and inflammatory damage, our data support accelerated aging in COPD.

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