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Role of prothrombotic polymorphisms in successful or unsuccessful aging.
Biogerontology - 1 Oct 2011
Vaccarino Loredana, Forte Giusi Irma, Palmeri Marisa, Misiano Gabriella, Porcellini Elisa, Chiappelli Martina, Scola Letizia, Caruso Calogero, Licastro Federico, Lio Domenico
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The study of the genetic profile of centenarians aims to identify the genes and allelic variants which may influence a greater life expectancy and that can be considered as predisposing factors associated to the aging diseases, such as Alzheimer. Centenarians, that represent a cohort of selected survivors, show an hypercoagulability state characterised by striking signs of high coagulation enzyme activity, as...
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