Longer Telomeres Are Associated with Cancer Risk in MMR-Proficient Hereditary Non-Polyposis Colorectal Cancer

Nuria Seguí; Elisabet Guinó; Marta Pineda; Matilde Navarro; Fernando Bellido; Conxi Lázaro; Ignacio Blanco; Victor Moreno; Gabriel Capellá; Laura Valle

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0086063

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Longer Telomeres Are Associated with Cancer Risk in MMR-Proficient Hereditary Non-Polyposis Colorectal Cancer

Nuria Seguí,

Affiliation Hereditary Cancer Program, Catalan Institute of Oncology, IDIBELL, Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain
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Elisabet Guinó,

Affiliation Unit of Biomarkers and Susceptibility, Catalan Institute of Oncology, IDIBELL and CIBERESP, Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain
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Marta Pineda,

Affiliation Hereditary Cancer Program, Catalan Institute of Oncology, IDIBELL, Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain
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Matilde Navarro,

Affiliation Hereditary Cancer Program, Catalan Institute of Oncology, IDIBELL, Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain
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Fernando Bellido,

Affiliation Hereditary Cancer Program, Catalan Institute of Oncology, IDIBELL, Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain
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Conxi Lázaro,

Affiliation Hereditary Cancer Program, Catalan Institute of Oncology, IDIBELL, Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain
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Ignacio Blanco,

Affiliation Hereditary Cancer Program, Catalan Institute of Oncology, IDIBELL, Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain
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Victor Moreno,

Affiliations Unit of Biomarkers and Susceptibility, Catalan Institute of Oncology, IDIBELL and CIBERESP, Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain, Department of Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Barcelona, Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain
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Gabriel Capellá,

Affiliation Hereditary Cancer Program, Catalan Institute of Oncology, IDIBELL, Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain
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Laura Valle

* E-mail: lvalle@iconcologia.net

Affiliation Hereditary Cancer Program, Catalan Institute of Oncology, IDIBELL, Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain
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Longer Telomeres Are Associated with Cancer Risk in MMR-Proficient Hereditary Non-Polyposis Colorectal Cancer

Nuria Seguí,
Elisabet Guinó,
Marta Pineda,
Matilde Navarro,
Fernando Bellido,
Conxi Lázaro,
Ignacio Blanco,
Victor Moreno,
Gabriel Capellá,
Laura Valle

Published: February 3, 2014
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0086063

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