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SUBMITTER: Chatterjee S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6060137 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Chatterjee Shambhabi S de Gonzalo-Calvo David D Derda Anselm A AA Schimmel Katharina K Sonnenschein Kristina K Bavendiek Udo U Bauersachs Johann J Bär Christian C Thum Thomas T
Scientific reports 20180725 1
Telomere length is a marker of biological aging. Short leukocyte telomere length has been associated with various conditions including cardiovascular disorders. Here, we evaluated if patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy have altered leukocyte telomere length and whether this is associated with disease severity. A quantitative polymerase chain reaction-based method was used to measure peripheral blood leukocyte telomere length in 59 healthy control subjects and a well-characterized cohort of ...[more]