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Cardiovascular Disease Delay in Centenarian Offspring
1 Apr 2004
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BACKGROUND: Previously, the authors have shown that an important component of the ability to survive to exceptionally old age is family health history. This study assessed the age at onset of age-related diseases in centenarian offspring. METHODS: The health histories of 177 offspring of centenarians enrolled in the nationwide New England Centenarian Study, and 166 controls were assessed from 1997 to 2000....
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