Grant: Travel Awards - Institute Community Support
University of British Columbia
$850.00
The Relationship of Absolute Telomere Length with Quality of Life, Exacerbations, and Mortality in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
EF 2017-18
Résumé
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is characterized by irreversible airflow limitation with symptoms of shortness of breath, cough and wheezing. COPD is an age-related disease since the disease increases very fast after 50 years of age and occurs with other age-related disorders such as dementia. Telomeres are the caps that protect the DNA information. The length of the telomeres shortens over time so they represent the human biological clock. This study examined if the telomere length of COPD patients is related to their health status, worsening of the disease or death.
Programme
Travel Awards - Institute Community Support
Bénéficiaire
Emplacement
British Columbia, Canada
Type de bénéficiaire
Academia
Type
Grant
Source
CIHR Funding Decisions Database
Tel que publié
Id
368400
Name
Jin Minhee
Region
British Columbia
Country
Canada
Orgtype
Institution Paid; Research Institution
Instname2
Circulatory and Respiratory Health
Theme2
Clinical
Prcname2
Institute of Circulatory and Respiratory Health
Projecttitle
The Relationship of Absolute Telomere Length with Quality of Life, Exacerbations, and Mortality in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Programtype2
Undefined
Orgnameinp2
University of British Columbia
Cihramount2
$850
Cihrequipment2
$0
Programname2
Travel Awards - Institute Community Support
Keyworddelim
Ics Travel Awards
Abstract
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is characterized by irreversible airflow limitation with symptoms of shortness of breath, cough and wheezing. COPD is an age-related disease since the disease increases very fast after 50 years of age and occurs with other age-related disorders such as dementia. Telomeres are the caps that protect the DNA information. The length of the telomeres shortens over time so they represent the human biological clock. This study examined if the telomere length of COPD patients is related to their health status, worsening of the disease or death.
Competitiondate
201707
Approvedterm2
1 yr 0 mth
Pinamesdelim
Jin, Minhee
Approvedterm
1 an 0 mois
Cihrcontribution2
Inst of Circ &Respiratory Hlth~ $850~ $0~
