Genes, demography, and life span: The contribution of demographic data in genetic studies on aging and longevity

American Journal of Human Genetics

Volumn 65, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 1178-1193

  Yashin, A I ^a,b   De Benedictis, G ^c   Vaupel, J W ^a,b   Tan, Q ^a   Andreev, K F ^a   Iachine, I A ^f   Bonafe, M ^d   DeLuca, M ^c   Valensin, S ^e   Carotenuto, L ^c   Franceschi, C ^d,e  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR DEMOGRAPHIC RESEARCH   (Germany)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALABRIA   (Italy)

^d INRCA   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^f UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; GENETIC MARKER; GENOTYPE; HAPLOTYPE; HUMAN; ITALY; LIFESPAN; LONGEVITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POPULATION GENETICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURVIVAL;

EID: 0033358596     PISSN: 00029297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/302572     Document Type: Article

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