Effect of interleukin-6 polymorphisms on human longevity: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Ageing Research Reviews

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 36-42

  Di Bona, Danilo ^a,b   Vasto, Sonya ^a   Capurso, Cristiano ^c   Christiansen, Lene ^d   Deiana, Luca ^e   Franceschi, Claudio ^f   Hurme, Mikko ^g   Mocchegiani, Eugenio ^h   Rea, Maeve ⁱ   Lio, Domenico ^a   Candore, Giuseppina ^a   Caruso, Calogero ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^b CNR Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FOGGIA   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

^f UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^g TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

^h INRCA   (Italy)

ⁱ QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

IL 6; Longevity; Meta analysis; Polymorphisms

Indexed keywords

INTERLEUKIN 6;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; EUROPE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; GENOTYPE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; LONGEVITY; PREVALENCE; SHORT SURVEY; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; ENVIRONMENT; GENE FREQUENCY; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; INTERLEUKIN-6; LONGEVITY; ODDS RATIO; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE;

EID: 57749202485     PISSN: 15681637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arr.2008.09.001     Document Type: Short Survey

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