Fig. 1

Leukocyte telomere length (LTL) in controls and patients with GN/CKD/ESRD. LTL was assessed using qPCR as described in Methods. a The negative correlation between LTL and age in both controls and patients. b No differences in LTL between controls and patients. Left: All controls and patients; Middle and right: Male and female controls and patients, respectively. c No differences in LTL among different genotypes of rs12696304 in controls (left) and patients (right). d Lack of differences in LTL among different genotypes of rs2736100 in controls (left) and patients (right). e Lack of association of LTL with rs12696304 CC or GG genotypes between controls and patients. Left and right panels: CC and GG genotypes, respectively