Genes for a 'Wellderly' Life.
A long, healthy life is a desire and priority for most people. Genetic factors for longevity do not fully explain healthy aging. Recent research suggests that, in addition to other factors, healthy aging is at least in part the result of protective genetic variants for Alzheimer's disease (AD) and coronary artery disease (CAD).
Department of Biology, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 84602, USA.
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Ronald M. Loeb Center for Alzheimer's Disease, Department of Neuroscience, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY 10029, USA. Electronic address: alison.goate@mssm.edu.
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D000375:Aging; D000544:Alzheimer Disease / Q000235:genetics; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000235:genetics; D020022:Genetic Predisposition to Disease; D014644:Genetic Variation; D006801:Humans; D008136:Longevity; D065840:Protective Factors