Translational Research
Volume 155, Issue 4 , Pages 164-165 , April 2010

Telomeres and type 2 diabetes

  • Frederick G. Hamel

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint Requests: Frederick G. Hamel, PhD, Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, University of Nebraska Medical Center, 4101 Woolworth Avenue, Omaha, NE 68105

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PII: S1931-5244(09)00365-X

doi: 10.1016/j.trsl.2009.12.004

Translational Research
Volume 155, Issue 4 , Pages 164-165 , April 2010

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