Sarcopenia and Variation in the Human Leukocyte Antigen Complex

BACKGROUND: Aging is characterized by chronic inflammation plus loss of muscle mass and strength, termed sarcopenia. Human leukocyte antigen (HLA) types are drivers of autoimmune disease, although with limited penetrance. We tested whether autoimmune diagnoses are associated with sarcopenia, and whe...

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Autores principales: Jones, Garan, Pilling, Luke C, Kuo, Chia-Ling, Kuchel, George, Ferrucci, Luigi, Melzer, David
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7176057/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30772894
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/gerona/glz042