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 ,Revised 14 January 2009 ,Accepted 14 January 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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