Human longevity and 11p15.5: A study in 1321 centenarians

European Journal of Human Genetics

Volumn 17, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1515-1519

  Lescai, Francesco ^a,b   Blanché, Helene ^c   Nebel, Almut ^d   Beekman, Marian ^e   Sahbatou, Mourad ^c   Flachsbart, Friederike ^d   Slagboom, Eline ^e   Schreiber, Stefan ^d   Sorbi, Sandro ^f   Passarino, Giuseppe ^g   Franceschi, Claudio ^a,h  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

^c FONDATION JEAN DAUSSET CEPH   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

^e LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^f UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^g UNIVERSITY OF CALABRIA   (Italy)

^h INRCA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SIRTUIN 3;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CHROMOSOMAL LOCALIZATION; CHROMOSOME 11P; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; EUROPE; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC MARKER; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; LIFESPAN; LONGEVITY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 11; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; GENETIC VARIATION; HUMANS; LONGEVITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE;

EID: 70350365059     PISSN: 10184813     EISSN: 14765438     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ejhg.2009.54     Document Type: Article

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