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HLA phenotypes in healthy aged subjects.
Gerontology - 1 Jan 1997
Papasteriades C, Boki K, Pappa H, Aedonopoulos S, Papasteriadis E, Economidou J
Abstract excerpt
One hundred and seventy-one unrelated elderly healthy subjects selected according to the Senieur protocol (57 men and 114 women), aged 75-104 years, and 405 healthy individuals (238 men and 167 women), aged 18-65 years, were typed for HLA-A, HLA-B, and HLA-DR antigens. The purpose of the study was to investigate a possible association between HLA antigens and longevity. In the total group of elderly, an increased...
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