Reply: telomerase makes connections between pulmonary fibrosis and emphysema

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Mary Armanios. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2014.

. 2014 Mar 15;189(6):754-5.

doi: 10.1164/rccm.201401-0019LE.

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Telomere length is a determinant of emphysema susceptibility.
Alder JK, Guo N, Kembou F, Parry EM, Anderson CJ, Gorgy AI, Walsh MF, Sussan T, Biswal S, Mitzner W, Tuder RM, Armanios M. Alder JK, et al. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2011 Oct 15;184(8):904-12. doi: 10.1164/rccm.201103-0520OC. Epub 2011 Jul 14. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2011. PMID: 21757622 Free PMC article.
Is telomeropathy the explanation for combined pulmonary fibrosis and emphysema syndrome?: report of a family with TERT mutation.
Nunes H, Monnet I, Kannengiesser C, Uzunhan Y, Valeyre D, Kambouchner M, Naccache JM. Nunes H, et al. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2014 Mar 15;189(6):753-4. doi: 10.1164/rccm.201309-1724LE. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2014. PMID: 24628319 No abstract available.

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