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Why genes extending lifespan in model organisms have not been consistently associated with human longevity and what it means to translation research

A recent paper by Deelen et al. (2014) in Human Molecular Genetics reports the largest genome-wide association study of human longevity to date. While impressive, there is a remarkable lack of association of genes known to considerably extend lifespan in rodents with human longevity, both in this la...

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Autor principal: de Magalhães, João Pedro
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Taylor & Francis 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4614541/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25486354
http://dx.doi.org/10.4161/15384101.2014.950151