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ArticleCells2025

Telomere Length, Oxidative Stress, and Kidney Damage Biomarkers in Fabry Nephropathy.

Tina Levstek, Erazem Bahčič, Bojan Vujkovac, Andreja Cokan Vujkovac, Tine Tesovnik, Žiga Iztok Remec, Vanja Čuk, Katarina Trebušak Podkrajšek

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Article in Cells, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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  2. Fabry Disease: A Focus on the Role of Oxidative Stress.Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Tina LevstekInstitute of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ljubljana, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia.ORCID 0000-0001-8808-1084
Erazem BahčičInstitute of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ljubljana, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Bojan VujkovacCentre for Fabry Disease, General Hospital Slovenj Gradec, 2380 Slovenj Gradec, Slovenia.ORCID 0000-0002-5615-9606
Andreja Cokan VujkovacCentre for Fabry Disease, General Hospital Slovenj Gradec, 2380 Slovenj Gradec, Slovenia.
Tine TesovnikClinical Institute for Special Laboratory Diagnostics, University Children's Hospital, University Medical Centre Ljubljana, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia.ORCID 0000-0002-0234-2122
Žiga Iztok RemecClinical Institute for Special Laboratory Diagnostics, University Children's Hospital, University Medical Centre Ljubljana, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia.ORCID 0000-0001-7650-6188
Vanja ČukClinical Institute for Special Laboratory Diagnostics, University Children's Hospital, University Medical Centre Ljubljana, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Katarina Trebušak PodkrajšekInstitute of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ljubljana, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia.ORCID 0000-0002-0154-3547

Funding

Takeda Pharmaceuticals NAThe Slovenian Research and Innovation Agency J3-50113The Slovenian Research and Innovation Agency P1-0170
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Fabry nephropathy is a life-threatening complication of Fabry disease characterized by complex and incompletely understood pathophysiological processes possibly linked to premature aging. We aimed to investigate leukocyte telomere length (LTL), oxidative stress, and kidney damage biomarkers in relation to kidney function. The study included 35 Fabry patients and 35 age and sex-matched control subjects. Based on the estimated slope of the glomerular filtration rate, the patients were divided into two groups. Relative LTL was quantified by qPCR, urinary biomarkers 8-hydroxy-2'-deoxyguanosine (8-OHdG) and malondialdehyde (MDA) by UHPLC-MS/MS, and kidney damage biomarkers by flow cytometry. There was no statistically significant difference in LTL between Fabry patients and controls. However, a significant difference was observed in male patients compared to their matched control subjects (

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BiomarkersFabry DiseaseKidneyKidney DiseasesOxidative StressTelomereTelomere HomeostasisAdultCase-Control StudiesFemaleGlomerular Filtration RateHumansMaleMiddle AgedBiomarkersagingbiomarkerFabry diseasekidney damagenephropathyoxidative stresstelomere length

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PMID39937009
PMCPMC11817696

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