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Age, gender, and cancer but not neurodegenerative and cardiovascular diseases strongly modulate systemic effect of the Apolipoprotein E4 allele on lifespan.
PLoS genetics - 1 Jan 2014
Kulminski Alexander M, Arbeev Konstantin G, Culminskaya Irina, Arbeeva Liubov, Ukraintseva Svetlana V, Stallard Eric, Christensen Kaare, Schupf Nicole, Province Michael A, Yashin Anatoli I
Abstract excerpt
Enduring interest in the Apolipoprotein E (ApoE) polymorphism is ensured by its evolutionary-driven uniqueness in humans and its prominent role in geriatrics and gerontology. We use large samples of longitudinally followed populations from the Framingham Heart Study (FHS) original and offspring cohorts and the Long Life Family Study (LLFS) to investigate gender-specific effects of the ApoE4 allele on human...
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