Genetic predisposition to elevated serum thyrotropin is associated with exceptional longevity

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 94, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 4768-4775

  Atzmon, Gil ^a   Barzilai, Nir ^a   Surks, Martin I ^a   Gabriely, Ilan ^a  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

THYROTROPIN; THYROTROPIN BETA SUBUNIT; THYROTROPIN RECEPTOR; THYROXINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENHANCER REGION; FEMALE; FREE THYROXINE INDEX; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE INTERACTION; GENE LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; HAPLOTYPE; HERITABILITY; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMAN; JEW; LONGEVITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; PROMOTER REGION; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; THYROID FUNCTION; THYROTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; THYROXINE BLOOD LEVEL; VERY ELDERLY;

EID: 73249140409     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: 0021972X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.2009-0808     Document Type: Article

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