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Genetic interplay between human longevity and metabolic pathways - a large-scale eQTL study.
Aging cell - 1 Aug 2017
Häsler Robert, Venkatesh Geetha, Tan Qihua, Flachsbart Friederike, Sinha Anupam, Rosenstiel Philip, Lieb Wolfgang, Schreiber Stefan, Christensen Kaare, Christiansen Lene, Nebel Almut
Abstract excerpt
Human longevity is a complex phenotype influenced by genetic and environmental components. Unraveling the contribution of genetic vs. nongenetic factors to longevity is a challenging task. Here, we conducted a large-scale RNA-sequencing-based expression quantitative trait loci study (eQTL) with subsequent heritability analysis. The investigation was performed on blood samples from 244 individuals from Germany and...
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