Long Telomeres in Blood Leukocytes Are Associated with a High Risk of Ascending Aortic Aneurysm

• Tuija J. Huusko ,

  * E-mail: tuija.huusko@oulu.fi

  Affiliations Institute of Clinical Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Clinical Research Center, Oulu University Hospital and University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland, Biocenter Oulu, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland

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• Merja Santaniemi,

  Affiliation Institute of Clinical Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Clinical Research Center, Oulu University Hospital and University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland

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• Sakari Kakko,

  Affiliations Institute of Clinical Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Clinical Research Center, Oulu University Hospital and University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland, Biocenter Oulu, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland

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• Panu Taskinen,

  Affiliation Institute of Clinical Medicine, Department of Surgery, Oulu University Hospital and University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland

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• Olavi Ukkola,

  Affiliation Institute of Clinical Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Clinical Research Center, Oulu University Hospital and University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland

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• Y. Antero Kesäniemi,

  Affiliation Institute of Clinical Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Clinical Research Center, Oulu University Hospital and University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland

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• Markku J. Savolainen,

  Affiliations Institute of Clinical Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Clinical Research Center, Oulu University Hospital and University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland, Biocenter Oulu, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland

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• Tuire Salonurmi

  Affiliations Institute of Clinical Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Clinical Research Center, Oulu University Hospital and University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland, Biocenter Oulu, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland

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