The role of IL-1 gene cluster in longevity: A study in Italian population

Mechanisms of Ageing and Development

Volumn 124, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 533-538

  Cavallone, Luca ^a   Bonafè, Massimiliano ^b   Olivieri, Fabiola ^a   Cardelli, Maurizio ^a   Marchegiani, Francesca ^a   Giovagnetti, Simona ^a   Di Stasio, Grazia ^a   Giampieri, Claudia ^a   Mugianesi, Elena ^a   Stecconi, Rosalia ^a   Sciacca, Francesca ^c   Grimaldi, Luigi Maria ^c   De Benedictis, Giovanna ^d   Lio, Domenico ^e   Caruso, Calogero ^e   Franceschi, Claudio ^a,b  

^a INRCA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^c Divisione di Medicina II   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALABRIA   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Centenarians; IL 1; Immunogenetics; Longevity

Indexed keywords

INTERLEUKIN 1 RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; INTERLEUKIN 1ALPHA; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ALLELE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA POLYMORPHISM; FEMALE; GENE CLUSTER; GENE CONTROL; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE FUNCTION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; INTRON; ITALY; LONGEVITY; MALE; NUCLEOTIDE REPEAT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 0242585032     PISSN: 00476374     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0047-6374(03)00033-2     Document Type: Conference Paper

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