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Angiotensin-converting enzyme gene and longevity in the Xin Jiang Uighur autonomous region of China: an association study.
The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences - 1 Jan 2002
Rahmutula Dolkun, Nakayama Tomohiro, Izumi Yoichi, Ozawa Yukio, Shimabukuro Hiroaki, Kawamura Hiroshi, Zhen-Wang Shi, Xiong-Wang Jing, Aisa Muhupul, Run-Yang Chun, Mahmut Masum, Mahsut Rena, Hen-Chen Zhu
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Longevity can be regarded as a multifactorial trait that results from an interaction between environmental factors and sets of epistatic alleles that have pleiotropic age-dependent effects. The Hotan district in the Xin Jiang Uighur Autonomous region of China is relatively isolated and is well known for an ethnic group that displays marked longevity. METHODS: We performed a correlation study between...
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