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Telomere Length and Risk of Stroke in Chinese

Author(s) -

Hu Ding,

Chen Chen,

John R. Shaffer,

Lei Liu,

Yujun Xu,

Xiaojing Wang,

Rutai Hui,

Dao Wen Wang

Publication year - 2012

Publication title -

stroke

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.397

H-Index - 319

eISSN - 1524-4628

pISSN - 0039-2499

DOI - 10.1161/strokeaha.111.637207

Subject(s) - quartile , medicine , stroke (engine) , telomere , prospective cohort study , case control study , confidence interval , risk factor , surgery , biology , genetics , mechanical engineering , dna , engineering

Accumulating evidence suggests that telomere length is a maker for biological aging of the cardiovascular system. Whether stroke is associated with accelerated biological aging as measured by telomere length has not been conclusively demonstrated. Our aim was to determine whether mean leukocyte telomere length is a predictor for the development of stroke.

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