Lack of functional KL-VS polymorphism of the KLOTHO gene in the Korean population

Abstract The functional variant of the Klotho "KL-VS" stretch, which includes six polymorphisms in linkage disequilibrium, is reportedly associated with healthy aging and longevity in European and American populations. Among Asian populations, this variant has been observed in the Indian p...

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Main Authors: Hee-Kwon Kim, Byung-Hoon Jeong
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Genética 2016-01-01
Series:Genetics and Molecular Biology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1415-47572016005004102&lng=en&tlng=en