Relationship of Absolute Telomere Length With Quality of Life, Exacerbations, and Mortality in COPD

Article ID	Journal	Published Year	Pages	File Type
8657714	Chest	2018	8 Pages	PDF

Abstract

These data suggest that replicative senescence may help to predict poor outcomes in COPD. Shorter leukocyte telomere lengths may represent a clinically translatable biomarker for identifying individuals at increased risk of poor clinical outcomes in COPD.

Keywords

ATL SGRQ Quality of life COPD exacerbation Telomere macro Mortality hazard ratio St. George’s Respiratory Questionnaire

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Relationship of Absolute Telomere Length With Quality of Life, Exacerbations, and Mortality in COPD

Authors

Minhee MSc, Eun Chong BSc, Seung Won MD, Nick MSc, Sheena BSc, Gerard J. MD, Prescott G. MD, Stephen C. MD, Richard MD, John E. PhD, MeiLan K. MD, Fernando J. MD, Shawn D. MD, Robert M. MD, S. F. Paul MD, Janice M. MD, Don D. MD, FCCP,