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Genes, demography, and life span: the contribution of demographic data in genetic studies on aging and longevity.
American journal of human genetics - 1 Oct 1999
Yashin A I, De Benedictis G, Vaupel J W, Tan Q, Andreev K F, Iachine I A, Bonafe M, DeLuca M, Valensin S, Carotenuto L, Franceschi C
Abstract excerpt
In population studies on aging, the data on genetic markers are often collected for individuals from different age groups. The purpose of such studies is to identify, by comparison of the frequencies of selected genotypes, "longevity" or "frailty" genes in the oldest and in younger groups of individuals. To address questions about more-complicated aspects of genetic influence on longevity, additional information...
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