Longer Leukocyte Telomere Length is Associated With an Increased Risk of Chronic Pancreatitis

Pancreas. 2017 Sep;46(8):e65-e66. doi: 10.1097/MPA.0000000000000887.

Authors

Hao Wu¹, Wen-Bin Zou, Dai-Zhan Zhou, Yuan-Ting Gu, Zhuan Liao, Zhao-Shen Li

Affiliation

¹ Department of Gastroenterology, Changhai Hospital, the Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China; Key Laboratory of Developmental Genetics and Neuropsychiatric Diseases (Ministry of Education), Bio-X Institutes, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China; Department of Gastroenterology, Changhai Hospital, the Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China. liaozhuan@smmu.edu.cn; zhaoshenli@hotmail.com.

PMID: 28796139
DOI: 10.1097/MPA.0000000000000887

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Adult
Base Sequence
Female
Humans
Leukocytes / metabolism*
Logistic Models
Male
Middle Aged
Multivariate Analysis
Pancreatitis, Chronic / genetics*
Risk Assessment / methods
Risk Assessment / statistics & numerical data
Risk Factors
Telomere / genetics*
Telomere Homeostasis / genetics*