Telomere Length in Peripheral Blood Leukocytes Is Associated with Risk of Colorectal Cancer in Chinese Population

Qin Qin; Jingwen Sun; Jieyun Yin; Li Liu; Jigui Chen; Yuxing Zhang; TingTing Li; Yun Shi; Sheng Wei; Shaofa Nie

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0088135

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Telomere Length in Peripheral Blood Leukocytes Is Associated with Risk of Colorectal Cancer in Chinese Population

Qin Qin,

Affiliation Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, and the Ministry of Education Key Lab of Environment and Health, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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Jingwen Sun,

Affiliation The Chengdu Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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Jieyun Yin,

Affiliation Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, and the Ministry of Education Key Lab of Environment and Health, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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Li Liu,

Affiliation Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, and the Ministry of Education Key Lab of Environment and Health, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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Jigui Chen,

Affiliation Department of Surgery, The Eighth Hospital of Wuhan, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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Yuxing Zhang,

Affiliation Department of Surgery, The Eighth Hospital of Wuhan, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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TingTing Li,

Affiliation Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, and the Ministry of Education Key Lab of Environment and Health, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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Yun Shi,

Affiliation Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, and the Ministry of Education Key Lab of Environment and Health, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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Sheng Wei ,

* E-mail: sf_nie@mails.tjmu.edu.cn (SN); ws2008cn@gmail.com (SW)

Affiliation Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, and the Ministry of Education Key Lab of Environment and Health, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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Shaofa Nie

* E-mail: sf_nie@mails.tjmu.edu.cn (SN); ws2008cn@gmail.com (SW)

Affiliation Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, and the Ministry of Education Key Lab of Environment and Health, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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Telomere Length in Peripheral Blood Leukocytes Is Associated with Risk of Colorectal Cancer in Chinese Population

Qin Qin,
Jingwen Sun,
Jieyun Yin,
Li Liu,
Jigui Chen,
Yuxing Zhang,
TingTing Li,
Yun Shi,
Sheng Wei,
Shaofa Nie

Published: February 3, 2014
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0088135

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