Genome-wide analysis indicates association between heterozygote advantage and healthy aging in humans
Abstract Background Genetic diversity is known to confer survival advantage in many species across the tree of life. Here, we hypothesize that such pattern applies to humans as well and could be a result of higher fitness in individuals with higher genomic heterozygosity. Results We use healthy agin...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2019-07-01
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| Series: | BMC Genetics |
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| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12863-019-0758-4 |