Mitochondrial DNA polymorphisms associated with longevity in a Finnish population

Human Genetics

Volumn 112, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 29-33

  Niemi, Anna Kisa ^a   Hervonen, Antti ^b   Hurme, Mikko ^c   Karhunen, Pekka J ^c   Jylhä, Marja ^b   Majamaa, Kari ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TAMPERE   (Finland)

^c TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA POLYMORPHISM; FEMALE; FINLAND; GENE CLUSTER; GENE FREQUENCY; HAPLOTYPE; HUMAN; INFANT; LONGEVITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MITOCHONDRION; POPULATION GENETICS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; RISK; SAMPLING; ADOLESCENT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETICS; MEDICAL RECORD; MIDDLE AGED; PHYLOGENY; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; FEMALE; FINLAND; GENE FREQUENCY; HAPLOTYPES; HOSPITAL RECORDS; HUMANS; INFANT; LONGEVITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYLOGENY; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 0037209210     PISSN: 03406717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00439-002-0843-y     Document Type: Article

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