Long leukocyte telomere length at diagnosis is a risk factor for dementia progression in idiopathic parkinsonism.

Telomere length (TL) is regarded as a marker of cellular aging due to the gradual shortening by each cell division, but is influenced by a number of factors including oxidative stress and inflammation. Parkinson's disease and atypical forms of parkinsonism occur mainly in the elderly, with oxid...

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Main Authors: Sofie Degerman, Magdalena Domellöf, Mattias Landfors, Jan Linder, Mathias Lundin, Susann Haraldsson, Eva Elgh, Göran Roos, Lars Forsgren
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4264694?pdf=render

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