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Common SIRT1 variants modify the effect of abdominal adipose tissue on aging-related lung function decline.
Age (Dordrecht, Netherlands) - 1 Jun 2016
Curjuric Ivan, Imboden Medea, Bridevaux Pierre-Olivier, Gerbase Margaret W, Haun Margot, Keidel Dirk, Kumar Ashish, Pons Marco, Rochat Thierry, Schikowski Tamara, Schindler Christian, von Eckardstein Arnold, Kronenberg Florian, Probst-Hensch Nicole M
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Lung function is an independent predictor of mortality and serves as an aging marker in never smokers. The protein sirtuin-1 of gene SIRT1 has profound anti-inflammatory effects and regulates metabolic pathways. Its suggested longevity effects on lower organisms remain poorly studied in humans. In 1132 never smokers of the population-based SAPALDIA cohort, we investigated associations between single nucleotide...
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