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Burden of Common Complex Disease Variants in the Exomes of Two Healthy Centenarian Brothers.
Gerontology - 1 Jan 2015
Tindale Lauren C, Zeng Andy, Bretherick Karla L, Leach Stephen, Thiessen Nina, Brooks-Wilson Angela R
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BACKGROUND: It is not understood whether long-term good health is promoted by the absence of disease risk variants, the presence of protective variants, or both. We characterized the exomes of two exceptionally healthy centenarian brothers aged 106 and 109 years who had never been diagnosed with cancer, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, Alzheimer's disease, or major pulmonary disease. OBJECTIVE: The aim of this...
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