Association of GDF 15 and Telomere Length of Circulating Leukocytes in Patients with Sleep Apnea

ORIGINAL ARTICLE
Irina M. Madaeva, Olga N. Berdina, Nadezhda A. Kurashova, Leonid F. Sholokhov, Natalia V. Semenova, Lyubov Kolesnikova

 
For citation: Madaeva IM, Berdina ON, Kurashova NA, Sholokhov LF, Semenova NV, Kolesnikova L.Association Of GDF 15 And Telomere Length of Circulating Leukocytes in Patients with Sleep Apnea. International Journal of Biomedicine. 2025;15(1):167-170. doi:10.21103/Article15(1)_OA19
 
Originally published March 5, 2025

Keywords: 
growth differentiation factor 15 • apnea-hypopnea index • telomere length • obstructive sleep apnea • aging
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Received December 16, 2024.
Accepted January 25, 2025.
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