Analysis of HLA-DRB1,DQA1,DQB1 haplotypes in Sardinian centenarians

Experimental Gerontology

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 114-118

  Scola, Letizia ^a   Lio, Domenico ^a   Candore, Giuseppina ^a   Forte, Giusi I ^a   Crivello, Antonio ^a   Colonna Romano, Giuseppina ^a   Pes, Mario G ^b   Carru, Ciriaco ^b   Ferrucci, Luigi ^c   Deiana, Luca ^b   Baggio, Giovannella ^d   Franceschi, Claudio ^c,e   Caruso, Calogero ^a  

^a Grup di Stud dell'Immunosenescenza   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

^c INRCA   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Centenarians; HLA DQA1; HLA DQB1; Immune response; Longevity; Sardinia

Indexed keywords

DNA; HLA DQA1 ANTIGEN; HLA DQB1 ANTIGEN; HLA DR ANTIGEN;

AGED; AGING; ALLELE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; HAPLOTYPE; HLA SYSTEM; HUMAN; IMMUNOREGULATION; ITALY; LIFE EXPECTANCY; LIFESPAN; LONGEVITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; GENE FREQUENCY; GENES, MHC CLASS II; HAPLOTYPES; HLA-DQ ANTIGENS; HLA-DR ANTIGENS; HUMANS; ITALY; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; LONGEVITY; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC;

EID: 38149114647     PISSN: 05315565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.exger.2007.06.007     Document Type: Article

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