Telomere Shortening Unrelated to Smoking, Body Weight, Physical Activity, and Alcohol Intake: 4,576 General Population Individuals with Repeat Measurements 10 Years Apart

Maren Weischer; Stig E. Bojesen; Børge G. Nordestgaard

doi:10.1371/journal.pgen.1004191

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Telomere Shortening Unrelated to Smoking, Body Weight, Physical Activity, and Alcohol Intake: 4,576 General Population Individuals with Repeat Measurements 10 Years Apart

Maren Weischer,

Affiliations Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Herlev Hospital, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Stig E. Bojesen,

Affiliations Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Herlev Hospital, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark, The Copenhagen City Heart Study, Frederiksberg Hospital, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Børge G. Nordestgaard

* E-mail: Boerge.Nordestgaard@regionh.dk

Affiliations Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Herlev Hospital, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark, The Copenhagen City Heart Study, Frederiksberg Hospital, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Telomere Shortening Unrelated to Smoking, Body Weight, Physical Activity, and Alcohol Intake: 4,576 General Population Individuals with Repeat Measurements 10 Years Apart

Maren Weischer,
Stig E. Bojesen,
Børge G. Nordestgaard

Published: March 13, 2014
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1004191

About the Authors

Maren Weischer

Stig E. Bojesen

Affiliations Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Herlev Hospital, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark, The Copenhagen City Heart Study, Frederiksberg Hospital, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark

Børge G. Nordestgaard

* E-mail: Boerge.Nordestgaard@regionh.dk

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: MW SEB BGN. Performed the experiments: MW SEB BGN. Analyzed the data: MW SEB BGN. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: MW SEB BGN. Wrote the paper: MW SEB BGN.

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