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Abstract
Age dominates as a risk factor for human atherosclerosis, yet the underlying mechanisms remain elusive. A recent report described accumulation of senescent cells in atheromata of hypercholesterolemic mice and provides novel insights into how genes expressed by aging cells associate with the characteristics of human plaques implicated in cardiovascular events.Entities:
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Year: 2016 PMID: 27974178 DOI: 10.1016/j.cmet.2016.11.013
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Cell Metab ISSN: 1550-4131 Impact factor: 27.287