| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8819914 | Respiratory Medicine | 2018 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
Telomere shortening is associated with airflow limitation independent of smoking status. Weather premature ageing or biologically determined shorter telomeres are responsible for this finding remain to be determined.
Keywords
FEV1KCOT/SqPCR6MWDPaO2FVC6-min walk distanceAsthmastandard deviationCOPDChronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseTelomeresforced expiratory volume in one secondAgeingbody mass indexBMIGlobal Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung DiseaseGolddiffusion capacity of carbon monoxideforced vital capacityquantitative real time polymerase chain reaction
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Authors
Elizabeth Córdoba-Lanús, Carlos Cabrera-López, Sara Cazorla-Rivero, M. Cristo RodrÃguez-Pérez, Armando Aguirre-Jaime, Bartolomé Celli, Ciro Casanova,