Telomere length shortening in hospitalized preterm infants: A pilot study.

Autor: Mandy Brown Belfort, Farah Qureshi, Jonathan Litt, Michelle Bosquet Enlow, Immaculata De Vivo, Katherine Gregory, Henning Tiemeier
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: PLoS ONE, Vol 16, Iss 1, p e0243468 (2021)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1932-6203
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0243468
Popis: Leukocyte telomere length is a biomarker of aging-related health risks. Hospitalized preterm infants frequently experience elevated oxidative stress and inflammation, both of which contribute to telomere shortening. Our aim was to examine changes in telomere length during neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) hospitalization in a cohort of preterm infants
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