Genetic polymorphisms of Fas (CD95) and FasL (CD178) in human longevity: Studies on centenarians

Cell Death and Differentiation

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 431-438

  Pinti, M ^a   Troiano, L ^a   Nasi, M ^a   Moretti, L ^a   Monterastelli, E ^a   Mazzacani, A ^a   Mussi, C ^a   Ventura, P ^a   Olivieri, F ^b   Franceschi, C ^b,c   Salvioli, G ^a   Cossarizza, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

^b INRCA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aging; Apoptosis; CD178 FasL gene polymorphism; CD95 Apo 1 Fas gene

Indexed keywords

FAS ANTIGEN; FAS LIGAND;

ADULT; AGED; ALLELE; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DONOR; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE LOCATION; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC REGULATION; GENOTYPE; HAPLOTYPE; HETEROZYGOSITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IMMUNOLOGY; ITALY; LONGEVITY; LYMPHOCYTE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SENESCENCE; WILD TYPE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTIGENS, CD95; FAS LIGAND PROTEIN; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; HUMANS; LONGEVITY; MALE; MEMBRANE GLYCOPROTEINS; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC;

EUKARYOTA;

EID: 18444413231     PISSN: 13509047     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.cdd.4400964     Document Type: Article

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