Genetics and the pathobiology of ageing.

doi:10.1098/rstb.1997.0161

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Genetics and the pathobiology of ageing.

Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences - 29 Dec 1997

Martin G M

Abstract excerpt

Genetics offers a powerful approach to the elucidation of mechanisms underlying specific components of the senescent phenotype of our species. Perhaps thousands of gene variations have escaped the force of natural selection and thus play roles in the genesis of different patterns of ageing in man...

Topics

Aged
Aging
Alzheimer Disease
Apolipoproteins E
DNA
Genetic Variation
Humans
Life Expectancy
Longevity
Male
Myocardial Infarction
Phenotype
Polymorphism, Genetic
Werner Syndrome

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