Quantitative telomerase activity in circulating human leukocytes: Utility of real-time telomeric repeats amplification protocol (RQ-TRAP) in a clinical/epidemiological setting

Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine

Volumn 47, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 870-873

  Lança, Vasco ^a   Zee, Robert Y L ^a   Rivera, Alicia ^b   Romero, Jose R ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Circulating leukocytes; Real time quantitative telomeric repeat amplification protocol (RQ TRAP); Telomerase activity

Indexed keywords

TELOMERASE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LEUKOCYTE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ASSAY; REAL TIME TELOMERIC REPEAT AMPLIFICATION PROTOCOL; RELIABILITY; TELOMERIC REPEAT AMPLIFICATION PROTOCOL;

ADULT; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CELL COUNT; EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; HUMANS; LEUKOCYTES; MALE; NUCLEIC ACID AMPLIFICATION TECHNIQUES; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; REPETITIVE SEQUENCES, NUCLEIC ACID; TELOMERASE; TELOMERE;

EID: 67849089071     PISSN: 14346621     EISSN: 14374331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/CCLM.2009.188     Document Type: Article

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