title: Exceptional familial clustering for extreme longevity in humans.
abstract: Four families highly clustered for extreme longevity are described here, representing the first report of clustering for this phenotype. Families such as these may prove to be helpful in the further understanding of the genetic contribution to achieving exceptional longevity.
authors.affiliation: Gerontology Division, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts 02215, USA.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Perls
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Shea-Drinkwater
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bowen-Flynn
authors.forename: S B
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Ridge
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kang
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Joyce
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Daly
authors.forename: S J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Brewster
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Kunkel
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Puca
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000375:Aging / Q000235:genetics*; D016000:Cluster Analysis; D005190:Family; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008136:Longevity / Q000235:genetics*; D008297:Male; D010641:Phenotype