A novel sampling design to explore gene-longevity associations: The ECHA study

European Journal of Human Genetics

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 236-242

  De Rango, Francesco ^a   Dato, Serena ^a   Bellizzi, Dina ^a   Rose, Giuseppina ^a   Marzi, Erika ^b   Cavallone, Luca ^b   Franceschi, Claudio ^b,f   Skytthe, Axel ^c   Jeune, Bernard ^c   Cournil, Amandine ^d   Robine, Jean Marie ^d   Gampe, Jutta ^e   Vaupel, James W ^e   Mari, Vincenzo ^f   Feraco, Emidio ^f   Passarino, Giuseppe ^a   Novelletto, Andrea ^a   De Benedictis, Giovanna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALABRIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^d Lab d'Oncopharmacologie pharmacie Ctr Regl Lutte contre le Cancer V   (France)

^e MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR DEMOGRAPHIC RESEARCH   (Germany)

^f INRCA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN 70; INSULIN; LYMPHOTOXIN; RAS PROTEIN; SIRTUIN; SOMATOMEDIN B; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA; TYROSINE 3 MONOOXYGENASE;

AGED; ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME 11P; CHROMOSOME 6P; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENMARK; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; FAMILY STUDY; FEMALE; FRANCE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENETIC TRAIT; GENOTYPE; HAPLOTYPE; HUMAN; ITALY; LONGEVITY; MALE; POPULATION GENETICS; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; SAMPLING; SIBLING;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 11; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 6; DENMARK; FEMALE; FRANCE; GENE FREQUENCY; HAPLOTYPES; HUMANS; ITALY; LINKAGE (GENETICS); LONGEVITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RESEARCH DESIGN; SIBLINGS;

EID: 38349176358     PISSN: 10184813     EISSN: 14765438     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ejhg.5201950     Document Type: Article

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