Longer Leukocyte Telomeres Are Associated with Ultra-Endurance Exercise Independent of Cardiovascular Risk Factors

Joshua Denham; Christopher P. Nelson; Brendan J. O’Brien; Scott A. Nankervis; Matthew Denniff; Jack T. Harvey; Francine Z. Marques; Veryan Codd; Ewa Zukowska-Szczechowska; Nilesh J. Samani; Maciej Tomaszewski; Fadi J. Charchar

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0069377

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Longer Leukocyte Telomeres Are Associated with Ultra-Endurance Exercise Independent of Cardiovascular Risk Factors

Joshua Denham,

Affiliation School of Health Sciences, University of Ballarat, Mt Helen, Australia
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Christopher P. Nelson,

Affiliation Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Leicester and National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Leicester Cardiovascular Biomedical Research Unit, Glenfield Hospital, Leicester, United Kingdom
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Brendan J. O’Brien,

Affiliation School of Health Sciences, University of Ballarat, Mt Helen, Australia
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Scott A. Nankervis,

Affiliation School of Health Sciences, University of Ballarat, Mt Helen, Australia
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Matthew Denniff,

Affiliation Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Leicester and National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Leicester Cardiovascular Biomedical Research Unit, Glenfield Hospital, Leicester, United Kingdom
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Jack T. Harvey,

Affiliation School of Health Sciences, University of Ballarat, Mt Helen, Australia
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Francine Z. Marques,

Affiliation School of Health Sciences, University of Ballarat, Mt Helen, Australia
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Veryan Codd,

Affiliation Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Leicester and National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Leicester Cardiovascular Biomedical Research Unit, Glenfield Hospital, Leicester, United Kingdom
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Ewa Zukowska-Szczechowska,

Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine, Diabetology and Nephrology, Medical University of Silesia, Zabrze, Poland
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Nilesh J. Samani,

Affiliation Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Leicester and National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Leicester Cardiovascular Biomedical Research Unit, Glenfield Hospital, Leicester, United Kingdom
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Maciej Tomaszewski,

Affiliation Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Leicester and National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Leicester Cardiovascular Biomedical Research Unit, Glenfield Hospital, Leicester, United Kingdom
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Fadi J. Charchar

* E-mail: f.charchar@ballarat.edu.au

Affiliations School of Health Sciences, University of Ballarat, Mt Helen, Australia, Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Leicester and National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Leicester Cardiovascular Biomedical Research Unit, Glenfield Hospital, Leicester, United Kingdom
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Longer Leukocyte Telomeres Are Associated with Ultra-Endurance Exercise Independent of Cardiovascular Risk Factors

Joshua Denham,
Christopher P. Nelson,
Brendan J. O’Brien,
Scott A. Nankervis,
Matthew Denniff,
Jack T. Harvey,
Francine Z. Marques,
Veryan Codd,
Ewa Zukowska-Szczechowska,
Nilesh J. Samani

Published: July 31, 2013
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0069377

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Publication: Runner's World
Title: “Ultrarunners Have Longer Telomeres (Which is Good) | Runner's World & Running Times”
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