Telomere length and outcome of treatment for pulmonary tuberculosis in a gold mining community

Telomere length and outcome of treatment for pulmonary tuberculosis in a gold mining community

Abstract Telomere length (TL) is a marker of ageing and mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) is an early marker of inflammation caused by oxidative stress. We determined TL and mtDNA content among active pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) patients to assess if these cellular biomarkers differed between artisanal min...

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Main Authors: Patrick D. M. C. Katoto, Tony Kayembe-Kitenge, Krystal J. Godri Pollitt, Dries S. Martens, Manosij Ghosh, Jean B. Nachega, Benoit Nemery, Tim S. Nawrot
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-02-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-83281-2

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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-83281-2

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