Silica-exposed patients with silicosis show shorter telomeres than do unexposed individuals: a pilot study in a population in southeastern Brazil

Castro1,2, Marcos César Santos de; Costa1, Lucas de Carvalho; Salum1, Kaio Cezar Rodrigues; Castro4, Hermano Albuquerque de; Ribeiro4, Patrícia Canto; Costa3, Walter; Nani2, Angela Santos Ferreira; Kohlrausch5, Fabiana Barzotto

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Silica-exposed patients with silicosis show shorter telomeres than do unexposed individuals: a pilot study in a population in southeastern Brazil

Marcos César Santos de Castro1,2, Lucas de Carvalho Costa1, Kaio Cezar Rodrigues Salum1, Hermano Albuquerque de Castro4, Patrícia Canto Ribeiro4, Walter Costa3, Angela Santos Ferreira Nani2, Fabiana Barzotto Kohlrausch5

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Castro1 MCS, 2 , Costa1 LC, Salum1 KCR, Castro4 HA, Ribeiro4 PC, et al. Silica-exposed patients with silicosis show shorter telomeres than do unexposed individuals: a pilot study in a population in southeastern Brazil. J Bras Pneumol. 2024;50(6):e20240318