Impact of telomere length alteration in chronic kidney disease patients of Pakistan: a case–control study and meta-analysis of 24,089 patients
LTL is associated with CKD, which may reflect systemic biological aging and disease burden rather than serving as a standalone clinical biomarker. Longitudinal studies are required to clarify causality and population-specific effects.
Authors
- Fareeha Khalil
- Madiha Tahir (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7314-7033)
- Muhammad Jawad Khan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9570-1517)
- Afrose Liaquat (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6410-6953)
- Aleezay Irfan
- Arham Javed
- Zuha Tariq
Institutions
- COMSATS University Islamabad (PK)
- Shifa Tameer-e-Millat University (PK)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Acta Clinica Belgica
- Published
- 2026-02-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1080/17843286.2026.2627250
- Primary Topic
- Telomeres, Telomerase, and Senescence
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00