Is the ACE I/D polymorphism associated with extreme longevity? A study on a Spanish cohort

JRAAS - Journal of the Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 202-207

  Fiuza Luces, Carmen ^a   Ruiz, Jonatan R ^b   Rodríguez Romo, Gabriel ^c   Santiago, Catalina ^a   Gómez Gallego, Félix ^a   Cano Nieto, Amalia ^d   Garatachea, Nuria ^e   Rodríguez Moreno, Inmaculada ^f   Morán, María ^g   Lucia, Alejandro ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD EUROPEA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^d HOSPITAL MORALES MESEGUER   (Spain)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

^f Residencia AMMA de Valdebernardo   (Spain)

^g HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO 12 DE OCTUBRE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Ageing; allele; centenarians; polymorphism; renin angiotensin aldosterone system

Indexed keywords

DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; ASIAN; CAUCASIAN; CENTENARIAN; COHORT ANALYSIS; EXTREME LONGETVITY; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENOTYPE; GERIATRICS; HUMAN; LONGEVITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RACE DIFFERENCE; RENIN ANGIOTENSIN ALDOSTERONE SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; SPAIN;

ADULT; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC ASSOCIATION STUDIES; GENOTYPE; GENOTYPING TECHNIQUES; HUMANS; INDEL MUTATION; LONGEVITY; MALE; PEPTIDYL-DIPEPTIDASE A; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; SPAIN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80052371624     PISSN: 14703203     EISSN: 17528976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1470320310391505     Document Type: Article

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