Association between leukocyte telomere shortening and exposure to traffic pollution: a cross-sectional study on traffic officers and indoor office workers

• Main Authors: Albetti Benedetta (Author), Carugno Michele (Author), Cavallo Domenico (Author), Fustinoni Silvia (Author), Pesatori Angela (Author), Bonzini Matteo (Author), Dioni Laura (Author), Hoxha Mirjam (Author), Marinelli Barbara (Author), Schwartz Joel (Author), Bertazzi Pier (Author), Baccarelli Andrea (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
• Online Access: Connect to this object online.

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Telomere shortening in blood leukocytes has been associated with increased morbidity and death from cardiovascular disease and cancer, but determinants of shortened telomeres, a molecular feature of biological aging, are still largel...