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Genome-wide scan for a healthy aging phenotype provides support for a locus near D4S1564 promoting healthy aging.
The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences - 1 Mar 2004
Reed Terry, Dick Danielle M, Uniacke Sean K, Foroud Tatiana, Nichols William C
Abstract excerpt
Living to a late age without suffering any major health problems is a genetically influenced trait. To identify the genes contributing to this important phenotype, a 10 cM genome screen was performed in 95 pairs of male fraternal twins concordant for healthy aging. Individuals meeting these crite...
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