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Unique lipoprotein phenotype and genotype associated with exceptional longevity.
JAMA - 15 Oct 2003
Barzilai Nir, Atzmon Gil, Schechter Clyde, Schaefer Ernst J, Cupples Adrienne L, Lipton Richard, Cheng Suzanne, Shuldiner Alan R
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CONTEXT: Individuals with exceptional longevity have a lower incidence and/or significant delay in the onset of age-related disease, and their family members may inherit biological factors that modulate aging processes and disease susceptibility. OBJECTIVE: To identify specific biological and genetic factors that are associated with or reliably define a human longevity phenotype. DESIGN, SETTING, AND...
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