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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>2604-1227</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista mexicana de oftalmología]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Rev. mex. oftalmol]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>2604-1227</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Sociedad Mexicana de Oftalmología A.C.]]></publisher-name>
</publisher>
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<article-meta>
<article-id>S2604-12272021000100001</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.24875/rmo.m20000147</article-id>
<title-group>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Acortamiento de la longitud telomérica en adultos jóvenes con catarata]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Telomere length shortening associated with cataract in younger adults]]></article-title>
</title-group>
<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Rivero-Gutiérrez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Vanesa]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aaf"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Fernández-Mateos]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Javier]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aaf"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Juan-Marcos]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Lourdes de]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aaf"/>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Cruz-González]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Fernando]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aaf"/>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Hernández-Galilea]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Emiliano]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[González-Sarmiento]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Rogelio]]></given-names>
</name>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Hospital Universitario de Salamanc Departamento de Oftalmología ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Salamanca ]]></addr-line>
<country>España</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad de Salamanca Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas de Salamanca ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Salamanca ]]></addr-line>
<country>España</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af3">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad de Salamanca Departamento de Medicina ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Salamanca ]]></addr-line>
<country>España</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af4">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad de Salamanca Instituto de Biología Molecular y Celular del Cáncer ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Salamanca ]]></addr-line>
<country>España</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>02</month>
<year>2021</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>02</month>
<year>2021</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>95</volume>
<numero>1</numero>
<fpage>1</fpage>
<lpage>7</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S2604-12272021000100001&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S2604-12272021000100001&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S2604-12272021000100001&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen  Objetivo: Se realizo un estudio prospectivo observacional con 205 adultos (102 casos y 103 controles) clasificados en grupos de &#8804; 55 anos y &#8805; 60 anos, con el fin de evaluar la longitud telomerica en pacientes con y sin catarata, y los efectos de los polimorfismos (TERC y TERT) de la telomerasa sobre dicha longitud.  Métodos: La longitud telomérica y los polimorfismos de la telomerasa se cuantificaron en leucocitos de sangre periférica por reacción en cadena de la polimerasa. Se utilizaron sondas TaqMan® para genotipificar polimorfismos de telomerasa (TERT 1327C&gt;T y TERC 63G&gt;A).  Resultados: Independientemente de la edad, los pacientes con catarata tenían longitudes teloméricas más cortas que los controles (p &lt; 0.01). No se detectó asociación entre el acortamiento de los telómeros y TERC 63G &gt;A en casos ni en controles, y no hubo correlación entre la longitud telomérica en los leucocitos y los factores de riesgo cardiovascular en los pacientes con catarata.  Conclusiones: Sin que influyera la edad, los telómeros en leucocitos de sangre periférica de pacientes con catarata fueron más cortos que en aquellos sin catarata. Nuestros hallazgos sugieren que el desarrollo de cataratas está asociado con el envejecimiento de las células de la sangre periférica.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract  Purpose: A prospective observational study was performed that included 205 adults, 102 cases and 103 controls, classified into the age groups of &#8804; 55 and &#8805; 60 years old, to examine the prognostic value of telomere length in patients with or without cataract, and to assess the effects of telomerase ribonucleic acid (RNA) gene variants (TERC and TERT) on telomere length.  Methods: Telomere length and telomerase polymorphisms were quantified in peripheral blood leukocytes by quantitative polymerase chain reaction. TaqMan® probes were used for telomerase polymorphisms (TERT 1327C&gt;T and TERC 63G&gt;A) genotyping.  Results: Regardless of age, patients with cataract had shorter telomere lengths compared to healthy controls (p &lt; 0.01). No association was detected between telomere shortening and TERC 63G&gt;A in both cases and controls, and no correlation was observed between leukocyte telomere length and cardiovascular risk factors in patients with cataracts.  Conclusions: Irrespective of age, telomeres in peripheral blood leukocytes of patients with cataract were shorter compared to subjects without cataract. Our findings suggest that the development of cataract is associated with peripheral blood cell aging.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Cataratas]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Diabetes]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Hipertensión]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Longitud telomérica]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Polimorfismo]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Tabaquismo]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Cataract]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Diabetes]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Hypertension]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Telomere length]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Polymorphism]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Smoking]]></kwd>
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