Smoking, telomere length and lung function decline: a longitudinal population-based study.
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Abstract
Telomere shortening is associated with COPD and impaired lung function in cross-sectional studies, but there is no longitudinal study. We used data from 448 participants recruited as part of the French follow-up of the European Community Respiratory Health Survey. We found no relationship between telomere length at baseline and FEV<sub>1</sub> decline after 11 years of follow-up. However, heavy smoking was associated with an accelerated FEV<sub>1</sub> decline in individuals with short telomeres, but not in subjects with longer telomeres (p for interaction p=0.08). Our findings suggest that short telomere length in peripheral leucocytes might be a marker for increased susceptibility to the effect of smoking.
Medical subject headings
- Forced Expiratory Volume
- Lung
- Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive
- Smoking
- Telomere