Inheritance of human longevity in Iceland.

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Published in Eur J Hum Genet on October 01, 2000

Authors

H Gudmundsson1, D F Gudbjartsson, M Frigge, J R Gulcher, K Stefánsson

Author Affiliations

1: Decode Genetics Inc, Reykjavik, Iceland.

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