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Young adults with shorter telomeres have lower resistance to colds
BMJ 2013; 346 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.f1220 (Published 27 February 2013) Cite this as: BMJ 2013;346:f1220OpenUrlCrossRefPubMedWeb of Science
Researchers from the US recently infected 152 volunteers with the common cold to study the link between acute infections and telomere length in leucocytes. The volunteers, who had a mean age of 30 years, agreed to be …
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