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Age- and gender-specific epistasis between ADA and TNF-α influences human life-expectancy.
Cytokine - 1 Nov 2011
Napolioni Valerio, Carpi Francesco M, Giannì Paola, Sacco Roberto, Di Blasio Luca, Mignini Fiorenzo, Lucarini Nazzareno, Persico Antonio M
Abstract excerpt
Aging is a complex phenotype with multiple determinants but a strong genetic component significantly impacts on survival to extreme ages. The dysregulation of immune responses occurring with increasing age is believed to contribute to human morbidity and mortality. Conversely, some genetic determinants of successful aging might reside in those polymorphisms for the immune system genes regulating immune responses....
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