Telomere length and genetic variant associations with interstitial lung disease progression and survival

Chad A. Newton, Justin M. Oldham, Brett Ley, Vikram Anand, Ayodeji Adegunsoye, Gabrielle Liu, Kiran Batra, Jose Torrealba, Julia Kozlitina, Craig Glazer, Mary E. Strek, Paul J. Wolters, Imre Noth, Christine Kim Garcia

Source: Eur Respir J, 53 (4) 1801641; 10.1183/13993003.01641-2018
Journal Issue: April
Disease area: Interstitial lung diseases

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