Relationship of Telomere Length to Fat Redistribution in HIV.

Sanjna IyengarHélène C F CȏtéKathleen V FitchMartin TorrianiMeghan FeldpauschSuman Srinivasa

Published in: Open forum infectious diseases (2020)

Persons with HIV demonstrate increased risk for aging-associated complications and have reduced telomere length (TL) compared with age-matched persons without HIV. Our data show that greater visceral fat is related to reduced TL in HIV, independent of age and smoking. Fat redistribution may be a relevant mediator of TL attrition in HIV.

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men who have sex with men
adipose tissue
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metabolic syndrome
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