Genetics of healthy aging and longevity

Human Genetics

Volumn 132, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 1323-1338

  Brooks Wilson, Angela R ^a,b  

^a BRITISH COLUMBIA CANCER AGENCY   (Canada)

^b SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGING; ALLELE; APOE GENE; CHROMOSOME 3; EPIGENETICS; FOXO3A GENE; GENE; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENOME ANALYSIS; GENOTYPE ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; HERITABILITY; HUMAN; LIFESPAN; LIFESTYLE; LONGEVITY; METHYLATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

AGING; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; GENE-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENETIC VARIATION; GENOME-WIDE ASSOCIATION STUDY; HEALTH; HUMANS; LIFE EXPECTANCY; LONGEVITY;

EID: 84889264077     PISSN: 03406717     EISSN: 14321203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00439-013-1342-z     Document Type: Review

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