Short Leukocyte Telomere Length is Associated with Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA)

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 559-564

  Atturu, G ^a   Brouilette, S ^a   Samani, N J ^a   London, N J M ^a   Sayers, R D ^a   Bown, M J ^a  

^a LEICESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Abdominal aorta; Aneurysm; Leukocyte; Telomere; Vascular

Indexed keywords

GENOMIC DNA;

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHEMOLUMINESCENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERTENSION; LEUKOCYTE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT; SMOKING; TELOMERE;

AGED; AORTIC ANEURYSM, ABDOMINAL; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CELL AGING; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; ENGLAND; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; LEUKOCYTES; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; TELOMERE;

EID: 77951621334     PISSN: 10785884     EISSN: 15322165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2010.01.013     Document Type: Article

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