Accelerated aging in COPD : the relationship of telomere length and mortality in COPD
The evidence for the role of accelerated aging in COPD progression is growing and the senescence hypothesis is one possible molecular pathway by which COPD develops. Telomeres are used as a biomarker of cellular aging, and cellular aging is accelerated by the presence of oxidative stress and inflamm...
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University of British Columbia
2011
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/2429/38486 |