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Association of human aging with a functional variant of klotho.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 22 Jan 2002
Arking Dan E, Krebsova Alice, Macek Milan, Macek Milan, Arking Albert, Mian I Saira, Fried Linda, Hamosh Ada, Dey Srabani, McIntosh Iain, Dietz Harry C
Abstract excerpt
Mice deficient in Klotho gene expression exhibit a syndrome resembling premature human aging. To determine whether variation in the human KLOTHO locus contributes to survival, we applied two newly characterized polymorphic microsatellite markers flanking the gene in a population-based association study. In a cohort chosen for its homogeneity, Bohemian Czechs, we demonstrated significant differences in selected...
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