Skewed X inactivation and survival: A 13-year follow-up study of elderly twins and singletons

European Journal of Human Genetics

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 361-364

  Mengel From, Jonas ^a,b   Thinggaard, Mikael ^a   Christiansen, Lene ^a   Vaupel, James W ^a   Ørstavik, Karen Helene ^c,d   Christensen, Kaare ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b ODENSE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^c OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

aging; mortality; sex

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DIZYGOTIC TWINS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HAZARD RATIO; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKEWED X INACTIVATION; SURVIVAL; TWINS; X CHROMOSOME; X CHROMOSOME INACTIVATION;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LONGEVITY; MORTALITY; X CHROMOSOME INACTIVATION;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 84857192182     PISSN: 10184813     EISSN: 14765438     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ejhg.2011.215     Document Type: Article

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