Atherosclerosis
Volume 205, Issue 2 , Pages 620-625, August 2009

Leukocyte telomere length is associated with HDL cholesterol levels: The Bogalusa heart study☆

  • Wei Chen

      Affiliations

    • Tulane Center for Cardiovascular Health, Tulane University Health Sciences, New Orleans, LA 70112, United States
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: 1440 Canal Street, Room 1829, New Orleans, LA 70112, United States. Tel.: +1 504 988 7197; fax: +1 504 988 7194.
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  • Jeffrey P. Gardner

      Affiliations

    • The Center of Human Development and Aging, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ, United States
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  • Masayuki Kimura

      Affiliations

    • The Center of Human Development and Aging, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ, United States
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  • Michael Brimacombe

      Affiliations

    • The Center of Human Development and Aging, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ, United States
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  • Xiaojian Cao

      Affiliations

    • The Center of Human Development and Aging, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ, United States
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  • Sathanur R. Srinivasan

      Affiliations

    • Tulane Center for Cardiovascular Health, Tulane University Health Sciences, New Orleans, LA 70112, United States
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  • Gerald S. Berenson

      Affiliations

    • Tulane Center for Cardiovascular Health, Tulane University Health Sciences, New Orleans, LA 70112, United States
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  • Abraham Aviv

      Affiliations

    • The Center of Human Development and Aging, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ, United States

Received 21 November 2008; received in revised form 14 January 2009; accepted 14 January 2009. published online 24 February 2009.

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☆ The current study has been supported by the following grants: 0855082E from American Heart Association, HL-38844 from the National Heart, Lung, Blood Institute, and AG16592 and AG020132 from the National Institute on Aging.

PII: S0021-9150(09)00068-9

doi:10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2009.01.021

Atherosclerosis
Volume 205, Issue 2 , Pages 620-625, August 2009

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