Homocysteine and familial longevity: the Leiden Longevity Study.

Homocysteine concentrations are a read-out of methionine metabolism and have been related to changes in lifespan in animal models. In humans, high homocysteine concentrations are an important predictor of age related disease. We aimed to explore the association of homocysteine with familial longevit...

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Main Authors: Carolien A Wijsman, Diana van Heemst, Maarten P Rozing, P Eline Slagboom, Marian Beekman, Anton J M de Craen, Andrea B Maier, Rudi G J Westendorp, Henk J Blom, Simon P Mooijaart
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-03-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/21408159/?tool=EBI