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Genetic signatures of longevity?

Postby sandra » Fri Jul 02, 2010 12:47 pm

"While environment and family history are factors in healthy aging, genetic variants play a critical and complex role in conferring exceptional longevity, according to a new study by a team of researchers from the Boston University Schools of Public Health and Medicine and the Boston Medical Center. In a study released July 1 online by the journal Science, the research team identified a group of genetic variants that can predict exceptional longevity in humans with 77 percent accuracy – a breakthrough in understanding the role of genes in determining human lifespan."

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Re: Genetic signatures of longevity?

Postby sandra » Sat Aug 07, 2010 8:19 pm

http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic ... vity_study
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