Telomere shortening in chronic liver diseases

T Kitada, S Seki, N Kawakita, T Kuroki… - … and biophysical research …, 1995 - Elsevier
T Kitada, S Seki, N Kawakita, T Kuroki, T Monna
Biochemical and biophysical research communications, 1995Elsevier
We measured the telomere length in patients with chronic hepatitis or liver cirrhosis and
found a significant telomere shortening in the liver with chronic liver disease compared to
that in the normal liver. The telomere length tended to decrease with the progression of
chronic liver disease.
We measured the telomere length in patients with chronic hepatitis or liver cirrhosis and found a significant telomere shortening in the liver with chronic liver disease compared to that in the normal liver. The telomere length tended to decrease with the progression of chronic liver disease.
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