Telomere length, risk of coronary heart disease, and statin treatment in the West of Scotland Primary Prevention Study: a nested case-control study.

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Abstract

Inter-individual differences in biological ageing could affect susceptibility to coronary heart disease. Our aim was to determine whether mean leucocyte telomere length is a predictor of the development of coronary heart disease.

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Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Lancet

Title: Lancet (London, England)

Publisher: Elsevier BV

ISSN (Electronic): 1474-547X

ISSN (Print): 0140-6736

Publication date (Electronic): Jan 13 2007

Volume: 369

Issue: 9556

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[1 ] Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK.

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Publisher Item ID: S0140-6736(07)60071-3

DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(07)60071-3

PubMed ID: 17223473

SO-VID: 65b804f2-9c54-435e-ba0e-b67bcc71d9a0

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