Functional haplotypes of the hTERT gene, leukocyte telomere length shortening, and the risk of peripheral arterial disease.

Functional haplotypes of the hTERT gene, leukocyte telomere length shortening, and the risk of peripheral arterial disease.

BACKGROUND: The development of peripheral arterial disease (PAD) is heterogeneous even in the presence of similar risk factors. Our aim was to determine whether inter-individual differences in leukocyte telomere length contribute to the susceptibility of PAD. METHODS: A total of 485 patients with PA...

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Main Authors: Weili Zhang, Yu Chen, Xiaomin Yang, Jingyao Fan, Xuenan Mi, Jizheng Wang, Channa Zhang, Frank B Hu, Rutai Hui
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3474805?pdf=render

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