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Klotho: a fundamental regulator of aging.
Ageing research reviews - 1 Sept 2002
Nabeshima Yo-ichi
Abstract excerpt
To escape aging and aging-related disorders has been one of mankind's biggest dreams from the beginning of history. However, our knowledge regarding the molecular mechanisms of aging has been limited. We recently developed a unique short lifespan mouse strain in which a single gene mutation caused multiple aging-related disorders and identified the responsible gene as klotho. The most characteristic phenotypes...
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