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AKT1 fails to replicate as a longevity-associated gene in Danish and German nonagenarians and centenarians.
European journal of human genetics : EJHG - 1 May 2013
Nygaard Marianne, Soerensen Mette, Flachsbart Friederike, Mengel-From Jonas, Tan Qihua, Schreiber Stefan, Nebel Almut, Christensen Kaare, Christiansen Lene
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In addition to APOE and FOXO3, AKT1 has recently been suggested as a third consistent longevity gene, with variants in AKT1 found to be associated with human lifespan in two previous studies. Here, we evaluated AKT1 as a longevity-associated gene across populations by attempting to replicate the...
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