If you would live long, choose your parents well.

doi:10.1016/s0168-9525(01)02306-x

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If you would live long, choose your parents well.

Trends in genetics : TIG - 1 May 2001

Cournil A, Kirkwood T B

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Human longevity appears to have a modest but significant heritable component. A recent study in Iceland has added to this evidence by making a unique assessment based on records for an entire population. Although the evidence for inheritance of human lifespans appears robust, there remains considerable uncertainty about the extent of the genetic versus the nongenetic contribution and about the importance of...

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Environment
Female
Genomic Imprinting
Humans
Iceland
Longevity
Male
Parents
Phenotype

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PMID: 11335017
DOI: 10.1016/s0168-9525(01)02306-x

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