Leukocyte telomere length and serum polyunsaturated fatty acids, dietary habits, cardiovascular risk factors and features of myocardial infarction in elderly patients

Abstract Background Telomeres are non-coding sequences at the end of eukaryote chromosomes, which in complex with associated proteins serve to protect subtelomeric DNA. Telomeres shorten with each cell division, are regarded as a biomarker for aging and have also been suggested to play a role in ath...

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Published in:	BMC Geriatrics
Main Authors:	Are A. Kalstad, Sjur Tveit, Peder L. Myhre, Kristian Laake, Trine B. Opstad, Arnljot Tveit, Erik B. Schmidt, Svein Solheim, Harald Arnesen, Ingebjørg Seljeflot
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	BMC 2019-12-01
Subjects:	Telomere length Polyunsaturated fatty acids Diet Elderly Cardiovascular disease Myocardial infarction
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-019-1383-9