Genetic variants in PVRL2-TOMM40-APOE region are associated with human longevity in a Han Chinese population.

Human longevity results from a number of factors, including genetic background, favorable environmental, social factors and chance. In this study, we aimed to elucidate the association of human longevity with genetic variations in several major candidate genes in a Han Chinese population.A case-cont...

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Main Authors: Fang Lu, Huaijin Guan, Bo Gong, Xiaoqi Liu, Rongrong Zhu, Yong Wang, Jingjing Qian, Tianqiu Zhou, Xiaoyan Lan, Pu Wang, Ying Lin, Shi Ma, He Lin, Xiong Zhu, Rong Chen, Xianjun Zhu, Yi Shi, Zhenglin Yang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4055715?pdf=render