Telomeres are shorter in myocardial infarction patients compared to healthy subjects: correlation with environmental risk factors.
Shorter telomeres have been reported in premature myocardial infarction (MI) patients. Our work aimed at confirming the association of shorter telomere with MI in two case-control studies and in familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) patients with coronary heart disease (CHD). The HIFMECH study compared...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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2010
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