Prevalence of telomere shortening in familial and sporadic pulmonary fibrosis is increased in men

Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2009 Jun 1;179(11):1073. doi: 10.1164/ajrccm.179.11.1073.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Comment
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Androgens / physiology*
  • Estrogens / physiology
  • Female
  • Genetic Predisposition to Disease / genetics
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Pulmonary Fibrosis / genetics*
  • Sex Distribution
  • Telomerase / genetics*

Substances

  • Androgens
  • Estrogens
  • Telomerase