Preliminary evidence of a genetic association between chromosome 9p21.3 and human longevity

Rejuvenation Research

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 23-26

  Emanuele, Enzo ^a   Fontana, Jacopo M ^a   Minoretti, Piercarlo ^b   Geroldi, Diego ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^b A MANZONI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHROMOSOME 9P; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; LONGEVITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 9; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; LONGEVITY; MALE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77949505932     PISSN: 15491684     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/rej.2009.0970     Document Type: Article

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