Telomere length, COPD and emphysema as risk factors for lung cancer

Eur Respir J. 2017 Jan 3;49(1):1601521. doi: 10.1183/13993003.01521-2016. Print 2017 Jan.

Affiliations

¹ Pulmonary Dept, Clínica Universidad de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain jupa65@hotmail.com.
² Pulmonary Dept, Clínica Universidad de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain.
³ Radiology Dept, Clínica Universidad de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain.
⁴ Program in Solid Tumors and Biomarkers, Center for Applied Medical Research (CIMA), Pamplona, Spain.
⁵ Pulmonary Dept, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School Boston, Boston, MA, USA.

PMID: 28049172
DOI: 10.1183/13993003.01521-2016

No abstract available

Publication types

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

MeSH terms

Adult
Aged
Case-Control Studies
Female
Humans
Lung Neoplasms / complications*
Lung Neoplasms / genetics
Male
Middle Aged
Proportional Hazards Models
Prospective Studies
Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / complications*
Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / genetics
Pulmonary Emphysema / complications*
Pulmonary Emphysema / genetics
Risk Factors
Smoking
Spirometry
Telomere / ultrastructure*
Telomere Shortening*
Vital Capacity