Premature aging of stem cell telomeres linked to emphysema
07-Apr-2015 -
Lung diseases like emphysema and pulmonary fibrosis are common among people with malfunctioning telomeres, the “caps” or ends of chromosomes. Now, researchers from Johns Hopkins say they have discovered what goes wrong and why.Mary Armanios, M.D., an associate professor of oncology at the Johns ...
emphysema
pulmonary diseases
pulmonary fibrosis
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