Maternal non-Mendelian inheritance of a reduced lifespan? a hypothesis

Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 637-643

  Wilding, Martin ^a   Coppola, Gianfranco ^b   De Icco, Francesco ^c   Arenare, Laura ^c   Di Matteo, Loredana ^b,d   Dale, Brian ^b  

^a The Centre for Reproduction and Advanced Technology (CREATE) and ISMAAR   (United Kingdom)

^b Centro Fecondazione Assistita (CFA Italia)   (Italy)

^c CNR   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Inheritance; Maternal age; Reproductive physiology

Indexed keywords

MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILDBIRTH; DEMOGRAPHY; EXTRACHROMOSOMAL INHERITANCE; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEREDITY; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; LIFESPAN; LONGEVITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL AGE; PARENTAL AGE; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; SURVIVAL RATE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CHILD; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; MALE; OOCYTE; PHYSIOLOGY; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; REPRODUCTION; RISK FACTOR; SWEDEN;

BIRTH WEIGHT; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; KAPLAN-MEIER ESTIMATE; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; OOCYTES; PREGNANCY; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; REPRODUCTION; RISK FACTORS; SWEDEN;

EID: 84904094310     PISSN: 10580468     EISSN: 15737330     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10815-014-0222-3     Document Type: Article

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