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The MC1R Gene and Youthful Looks.
Current biology : CB - 9 May 2016
Liu Fan, Hamer Merel A, Deelen Joris, Lall Japal S, Jacobs Leonie, van Heemst Diana, Murray Peter G, Wollstein Andreas, de Craen Anton J M, Uh Hae-Won, Zeng Changqing, Hofman Albert, Uitterlinden André G, Houwing-Duistermaat Jeanine J, Pardo Luba M, Beekman Marian, Slagboom P Eline, Nijsten Tamar, Kayser Manfred, Gunn David A
Abstract excerpt
Looking young for one's age has been a desire since time immemorial. This desire is attributable to the belief that appearance reflects health and fecundity. Indeed, perceived age predicts survival [1] and associates with molecular markers of aging such as telomere length [2]. Understanding the underlying molecular biology of perceived age is vital for identifying new aging therapies among other purposes, but...
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