A study of the average effect of the 3'APOB-VNTR polymorphism on lipidemic parameters could explain why the short alleles (<35 repeats) are rare in centenarians

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>In studies on the genetics of human aging, we observed an age-related variation of the 3'APOB-VNTR genotypic pool (alleles: <it>Short</it>, <it>S</it>, <35 repeats; <it>Medium</it>, <it&...

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Main Authors: Mari Vincenzo, DeRango Francesco, Berardelli Maurizio, Garasto Sabrina, Feraco Emidio, De Benedictis Giovanna
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2004-02-01
Series:BMC Medical Genetics
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2350/5/3