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Absence of association between mitochondrial DNA C150T polymorphism and longevity in a Han Chinese population.
Experimental gerontology - 1 Jun 2011
Pan Hui, Kong Qing-peng, Cheng Yao-ting, Lian Shi-gang, Yang Juan, Gao Shou-jun, Xu Liang-you, Zhang Ya-ping
Abstract excerpt
Human longevity has been associated with mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) coding region polymorphisms, as well as the C150T polymorphism in the non-coding region in previous studies especially in Europeans. This study investigated the potential association between the mtDNA C150T polymorphism and longevity in a Han Chinese population. Leukocyte mtDNAs from two groups of a Han Chinese population living in Dujiangyan city...
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