title: Perspective: Longevity, Stress, Genes and African Americans.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI.
authors.forename: Keith E
authors.initials: KE
authors.lastname: Whitfield
authors.affiliation: Hopkins Center for Health Disparities Solutions, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD.
authors.forename: Roland J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Thorpe
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001741:Black or African American / Q000235:genetics* / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000544:Alzheimer Disease / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000208:ethnology / Q000235:genetics / Q000523:psychology; D001057:Apolipoproteins E / Q000235:genetics; D015331:Cohort Studies; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D059647:Gene-Environment Interaction; D005838:Genotype; D006801:Humans; D008136:Longevity / Q000235:genetics*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012306:Risk; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000150:complications / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000235:genetics; D016019:Survival Analysis; D059506:Telomere Shortening / Q000235:genetics; D014481:United States; D044465:White People / Q000235:genetics / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data
chemical_list: C000612345:ApoE protein, human; D001057:Apolipoproteins E
keywords: African Americans; Aging; Exceptional Survivors; Genetic Influences; Longevity; Stress