Searching for the genetic key to a long and healthy life.
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Where this comes from
- Record sourced from PubMed, PMID 32329715.
- Also identified by DOI 10.7554/eLife.57242 and PMC identifier 7182428.
- Licence recorded as CC BY.
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Abstract
A study of over 40,000 individuals suggests that carrying a small number of ultra-rare genetic variants is associated with a longer lifespan.
Medical subject headings
- Germ Cells
- Longevity