Leukocyte telomere length and attrition in association with disease severity in cystic fibrosis patients.

biological aging cystic fibrosis lung diseases patient cohort telomere length

Journal

Aging
ISSN: 1945-4589
Titre abrégé: Aging (Albany NY)
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101508617

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
29 Aug 2024
Historique:
received: 19 12 2023
accepted: 15 07 2024
medline: 31 8 2024
pubmed: 31 8 2024
entrez: 30 8 2024
Statut: aheadofprint

Résumé

Cystic fibrosis (CF) is characterized by chronic airway inflammation and premature aging. The link with leukocyte telomere length (LTL) as a marker of biological aging is unclear. We studied disease severity and LTL in 168 CF patients of which 85 patients had a second retrospective LTL assessment. A higher FEV

Identifiants

pubmed: 39213174
pii: 206093
doi: 10.18632/aging.206093
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article

Langues

eng

Sous-ensembles de citation

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Auteurs

Dries S Martens (DS)

Centre for Environmental Sciences, Hasselt University, Hasselt, Belgium.

Elise J Lammertyn (EJ)

Department of Chronic Diseases and Metabolism (CHROMETA), Laboratory of Respiratory Diseases and Thoracic Surgery (BREATHE), KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.

Pieter C Goeminne (PC)

Hospital VITAZ Sint-Niklaas, Sint-Niklaas, Belgium.

Kristine Colpaert (K)

Department of Respiratory Diseases, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.

Marijke Proesmans (M)

Department of Pediatrics, Pediatric Pulmonology, University Hospital of Leuven, Leuven, Flanders, Belgium.

Bart M Vanaudenaerde (BM)

Department of Chronic Diseases and Metabolism (CHROMETA), Laboratory of Respiratory Diseases and Thoracic Surgery (BREATHE), KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.

Tim S Nawrot (TS)

Centre for Environmental Sciences, Hasselt University, Hasselt, Belgium.
Department of Public Health and Primary Care, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.

Lieven J Dupont (LJ)

Department of Chronic Diseases and Metabolism (CHROMETA), Laboratory of Respiratory Diseases and Thoracic Surgery (BREATHE), KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
Department of Respiratory Diseases, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.

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