Autor: |
Rajkumar Dorajoo, Xuling Chang, Resham Lal Gurung, Zheng Li, Ling Wang, Renwei Wang, Kenneth B. Beckman, Jennifer Adams-Haduch, Yiamunaa M, Sylvia Liu, Wee Yang Meah, Kar Seng Sim, Su Chi Lim, Yechiel Friedlander, Jianjun Liu, Rob M. van Dam, Jian-Min Yuan, Woon-Puay Koh, Chiea Chuen Khor, Chew-Kiat Heng |
Jazyk: |
angličtina |
Rok vydání: |
2019 |
Předmět: |
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Zdroj: |
Nature Communications, Vol 10, Iss 1, Pp 1-12 (2019) |
Druh dokumentu: |
article |
ISSN: |
2041-1723 |
DOI: |
10.1038/s41467-019-10443-2 |
Popis: |
Shortening of leukocyte telomere length (LTL) is associated with age and increased risk for various chronic diseases. Here, the authors report genome-wide association studies for LTL in Singaporean Chinese populations and find that longer LTL associates with less severe outcomes of respiratory disease phenotypes. |
Databáze: |
Directory of Open Access Journals |
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