| Title |
High-Density Genomewide Linkage Analysis of Exceptional Human Longevity Identifies Multiple Novel Loci
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|---|---|
| Published in |
PLOS ONE, August 2010
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| DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0012432 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Steven E. Boyden, Louis M. Kunkel |
| Abstract |
Human lifespan is approximately 25% heritable, and genetic factors may be particularly important for achieving exceptional longevity. Accordingly, siblings of centenarians have a dramatically higher probability of reaching extreme old age than the general population. |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 21 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Israel | 1 | 5% |
| Uruguay | 1 | 5% |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 5% |
| Unknown | 18 | 86% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Professor | 4 | 19% |
| Other | 3 | 14% |
| Researcher | 3 | 14% |
| Professor > Associate Professor | 3 | 14% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 2 | 10% |
| Other | 5 | 24% |
| Unknown | 1 | 5% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 8 | 38% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 4 | 19% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 3 | 14% |
| Social Sciences | 1 | 5% |
| Computer Science | 1 | 5% |
| Other | 2 | 10% |
| Unknown | 2 | 10% |