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Telomeres are shorter in Portuguese obese adults

Duarte, Catarina; Braz, Maria Teresa; Marques-Ramos, Ana; Silva-Nunes, José; Veiga, Luisa; Brito, Miguel

Obesity is a clinical condition characterized by an abnormal accumulation of adipose tissue with an increased risk of developing illnesses such as type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and cancer. In obesity, the secretion of proinflammatory adipokines contributes to oxidative stress that can lead to a decline in the length of telomeres. Telomeres are structures of repetitive sequences delimiting the chromos...


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