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Functional Haplotypes of the hTERT Gene, Leukocyte Telomere Length Shortening, and the Risk of Peripheral Arterial Disease

Weili Zhang ,

* E-mail: zhangwl1747@yahoo.com.cn

Affiliation Sino-German Laboratory for Molecular Medicine, the State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease, FuWai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Disease, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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Yu Chen,

Affiliation Sino-German Laboratory for Molecular Medicine, the State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease, FuWai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Disease, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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Xiaomin Yang,

Affiliation The Second Affiliated Hospital of Baotou Medical College, Baotou City, China
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Jingyao Fan,

Affiliation Sino-German Laboratory for Molecular Medicine, the State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease, FuWai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Disease, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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Xuenan Mi,

Affiliation Sino-German Laboratory for Molecular Medicine, the State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease, FuWai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Disease, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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Jizheng Wang,

Affiliation Sino-German Laboratory for Molecular Medicine, the State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease, FuWai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Disease, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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Channa Zhang,

Affiliation Sino-German Laboratory for Molecular Medicine, the State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease, FuWai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Disease, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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Frank B. Hu,

Affiliation Department of Nutrition and Epidemiology, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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Rutai Hui

Affiliation Sino-German Laboratory for Molecular Medicine, the State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease, FuWai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Disease, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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Functional Haplotypes of the hTERT Gene, Leukocyte Telomere Length Shortening, and the Risk of Peripheral Arterial Disease

Weili Zhang,
Yu Chen,
Xiaomin Yang,
Jingyao Fan,
Xuenan Mi,
Jizheng Wang,
Channa Zhang,
Frank B. Hu,
Rutai Hui

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Published: October 17, 2012
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0047029

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