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Cigarette smoking is a risk factor for ageing-related disease, but its association with biological ageing, indicated by telomere length, is unclear.We systematically reviewed evidence evaluating association between smoking status and telomere length. Searches were performed in MEDLINE (Ovid) and EMBASE (Ovid) databases, combining variation of keywords “smoking” and “telomere”. Data was extracted for...
BACKGROUND
We investigated the association of prostate‐specific antigen (PSA) with leukocyte telomere length, which may be altered in preclinical prostate malignancies.
METHODS
This study was based on the 2001–2002 U.S. National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES). A subsample of 1,127 men aged 40–85 years without prior history of prostate cancer who provided informed consent and blood...
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