Genetic determinants of mortality. Can findings from genome-wide association studies explain variation in human mortality?

Genetic Signatures of Exceptional Longevity in Humans

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The genetic architecture of economic and political preferences

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The mystery of missing heritability: Genetic interactions create phantom heritability

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Genome-wide association study identifies a single major locus contributing to survival into old age; the APOE locus revisited

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A genome-wide association study confirms APOE as the major gene influencing survival in long-lived individuals

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A Meta-analysis of Four Genome-Wide Association Studies of Survival to Age 90 Years or Older: The Cohorts for Heart and Aging Research in Genomic Epidemiology Consortium

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Hundreds of variants clustered in genomic loci and biological pathways affect human height

(2010) Hana Lango Allen et al.   NATURE

Association analyses of 249,796 individuals reveal 18 new loci associated with body mass index

(2010) Elizabeth K Speliotes et al.   NATURE GENETICS

Genome-wide association study (GWAS)-identified disease risk alleles do not compromise human longevity

(2010) M. Beekman et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

The Rotterdam Study: 2010 objectives and design update

(2009) Albert Hofman et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY

Potential etiologic and functional implications of genome-wide association loci for human diseases and traits

(2009) L. A. Hindorff et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA