Abstrakt
Type 1 diabetic patients with diabetic nephropathy have increased mortality and morbidity compared with normoalbuminuric patients. Telomere length in proliferative cells is inversely related to the total number of cell divisions, and therefore to biological age. We aimed to evaluate differences in telomere length in patients with type 1 diabetes with or without diabetic nephropathy; we also evaluated the prognostic value of telomere length.
Originalsprog | Engelsk |
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Tidsskrift | Diabetologia |
Vol/bind | 53 |
Udgave nummer | 1 |
Sider (fra-til) | 45-8 |
Antal sider | 4 |
ISSN | 0012-186X |
DOI | |
Status | Udgivet - 1 jan. 2010 |