Aldosterone and Telomere Length in White Blood Cells
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White blood cells telomere length is shorter in males with type 2 diabetes and microalbuminuria.
OBJECTIVE To examine differences in telomere (terminal restriction fragment [TRF]) length and pulse wave velocity (PWV)--an index of arterial stiffness--in patients with type 2 diabetes with and without microalbuminuria (MA). RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS A total of 84 men with type 2 diabetes, 40 with MA and 44 without MA (aged 63.5 +/- 9.0 vs. 61.2 +/- 9.8 years), were studied. TRF length was...
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عنوان ژورنال: The Journals of Gerontology Series A: Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences
سال: 2005
ISSN: 1079-5006,1758-535X
DOI: 10.1093/gerona/60.12.1593