Associations of immunological factors with metabolic syndrome and its characteristic elements in Chinese centenarians

Abstract Background Metabolic syndrome (MetS) has an increased prevalence (approximately 20–25% of the adult population) all over the world. Immunological function is significantly associated with the development of MetS, and MetS is beginning to be considered as a chronic immune-related disease. Th...

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Main Authors: Shihui Fu, Yao Yao, Faqin Lv, Fu Zhang, Yali Zhao, Fuxin Luan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-11-01
Series:Journal of Translational Medicine
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12967-018-1691-4