Can telomere length be used as a biomarker for cardiovascular diseases? Insights from a large clinical study

J Physiol. 2017 Jul 15;595(14):4595-4596. doi: 10.1113/JP274372. Epub 2017 Jun 1.

Authors

Shin-Hann Lee^{1

2}, Nigel Griffiths^{1

2}, Lisa Shao^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Peter Gilgan Centre for Research and Learning, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5G 0A4.
² Department of Molecular Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5S 1A8.

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Keywords: aortic pulse wave velocity; cardiovascular diseases; telomere length; vascular stiffness.

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MeSH terms

Aorta
Biomarkers
Cardiovascular Diseases
Humans
Pulse Wave Analysis*
Telomere*

Substances

Biomarkers