Is the phenotypic combination A1B8Cw7DR3 a marker for male longevity?

doi:10.1111/j.1532-5415.1994.tb06591.x

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Is the phenotypic combination A1B8Cw7DR3 a marker for male longevity?

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society - 1 Sept 1994

Rea I M, Middleton D

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OBJECTIVE: To study whether individual Human Leucocyte Antigens (HLA) at the HLA 1 or 11 loci or the phenotypic combination A1B8Cw7DR3 were associated with longevity. DESIGN: Direct comparison of the > 90-year-old subjects with a control group. SETTING: Northern Ireland population with little mig...

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Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Female
Genetic Markers
HLA Antigens
Humans
Longevity
Major Histocompatibility Complex
Male
Phenotype

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