The reduction of vascular disease risk mutations contributes to longevity in the Chinese population.

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Published in Meta Gene on October 17, 2014

Authors

Yong-Han He1, Xiang Lu1, Ming-Xin Bi2, Li-Qin Yang1, Liang-You Xu3, Qing-Peng Kong1

Author Affiliations

1: State Key Laboratory of Genetic Resources and Evolution, Kunming Institute of Zoology, The Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming 650223, China ; KIZ/CUHK Joint Laboratory of Bioresources and Molecular Research in Common Diseases, Kunming 650223, China.
2: Department of Nutrition and Food Hygiene, Public Health College, Harbin Medical University, 157 Baojian Road, Nangang District, Harbin 150081, China.
3: Dujiangyan Longevity Research Centre, Dujiangyan 611830, China.

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