Short telomere length in blood leukocytes contributes to the presence of atherothrombotic stroke and hemorrhagic stroke and risk of post-stroke death

Conclusions—Shorter telomere length may serve as a potential marker for the presence of atherothrombotic and hemorrhagic stroke and for the risk of post-stroke death.

Source: Clinical Science - January 16, 2013 Category: Biomedical Science Authors: W Zhang, Y Chen, Y Wang, P Liu, M Zhang, C Zhang, F B Hu, R Hui Source Type: research