Exceptional familial clustering for extreme longevity in humans

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 48, Issue 11, 2000, Pages 1483-1485

  Perls, T ^a   Shea Drinkwater, M ^a   Bowen Flynn, J ^a   Ridge, S B ^a   Kang, S ^a   Joyce, E ^a   Daly, M ^a   Brewster, S J ^a   Kunkel, L ^a   Puca, A A ^a  

^a BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Centenarians; Extreme longevity; Familial clustering; Genetics; Human aging

Indexed keywords

AGING; ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FAMILY; HEREDITY; HERITABILITY; HUMAN; LONGEVITY; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; PHENOTYPE; PROBABILITY; SEX RATIO; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0033773168     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jgs.2000.48.11.1483     Document Type: Article

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