Article
Association between longevity and allelic forms of human leukocyte antigens (HLA): population study of aged Italian human subjects.
Archivum immunologiae et therapiae experimentalis - 1 Jan 1998
Ricci G, Colombo C, Ghiazza B, Illeni M T
Abstract excerpt
Several arguments support the idea of a link between longevity and heredity, both in humans and in experimental animals. We have therefore investigated the possibility of an association between the human leukocyte antigens (HLA) and longevity in two groups of Italian subjects: 108 healthy subject...
Topics
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Alleles
- Female
- Gene Frequency
- HLA Antigens
- HLA-A Antigens
- HLA-B7 Antigen
- HLA-C Antigens
- HLA-DQ Antigens
- Histocompatibility Testing
- Humans
- Longevity
- Male
- Phenotype
