Association of Vitamin D Receptor with Longevity and Healthy Aging

Longevity is a multifaceted trait in which variety of genes and environmental factors are involved. Newly, the role of vitamin D has been revived regarding its potential advantage on delaying the aging process. Vitamin D exerts its effect through vitamin D receptor (VDR). VDR-FokI is the only polymo...

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Main Authors: Maryam Ghaderpanahi, Zhila Maghbooli, Mojde Mirarefin, Arash Hossein-Nezhad, Farshad Sharifi, Farnaz Najmi Varzaneh, Bagher Larijani, Hossein Fakhrzadeh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2013-04-01
Series:Acta Medica Iranica
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Online Access:http://acta.tums.ac.ir/index.php/acta/article/view/4682/4304