The genetic component of human longevity: Analysis of the survival advantage of parents and siblings of Italian nonagenarians

European Journal of Human Genetics

Volumn 19, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 882-886

  Montesanto, Alberto ^a   Latorre, Valeria ^a   Giordano, Marco ^a   Martino, Cinzia ^a   Domma, Filippo ^a   Passarino, Giuseppe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALABRIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FAMILY; FEMALE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HEREDITY; HUMAN; ITALY; LIFESPAN; LONGEVITY; MALE; MORTALITY; PARENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIBLING; SPOUSE; SURVIVAL;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; COHORT STUDIES; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; ITALY; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; LONGEVITY; MALE; PEDIGREE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SIBLINGS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SPOUSES;

EID: 79960638349     PISSN: 10184813     EISSN: 14765438     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ejhg.2011.40     Document Type: Article

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