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Telomerase Gene (hTERT) and Survival: Results From Two Swedish Cohorts of Older Adults.
The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences - 1 Feb 2016
Kalpouzos Grégoria, Rizzuto Debora, Keller Lina, Fastbom Johan, Santoni Giola, Angleman Sara, Graff Caroline, Bäckman Lars, Fratiglioni Laura
Abstract excerpt
Telomere length has been associated with longevity. As telomere length is partly determined by the human telomerase reverse transcriptase (hTERT), we investigated the association between an hTERT polymorphism located in its promoter region ((-) (1327)T/C) and longevity in two cohorts of older adu...
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