Genetic modulation of the senescent phenotype of Homo sapiens.

doi:10.1016/0531-5565(95)02021-7

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Genetic modulation of the senescent phenotype of Homo sapiens.

Experimental gerontology - 1 Jan 2000

Martin G M

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The biology of aging is reviewed from the perspective of a medical geneticist. This was the perspective of the late Sam Goldstein, and this article is, therefore, dedicated to his memory. Aging can be defined as the set of phenotypes that escape the force of natural selection. These phenotypes ca...

Topics

Aging
Alzheimer Disease
Humans
Phenotype
Werner Syndrome

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