Genes, Vol. 10, Pages 227: Exceptional Longevity and Polygenic Risk for Cardiovascular Health

In conclusion, ELL individuals did not have significantly lower polygenic risk for the majority of the investigated cardiovascular health traits. Future work in larger cohorts is required to further explore the role of cardiovascular-related genetic variants in EL.

Source: Genes - March 17, 2019 Category: Genetics & Stem Cells Authors: Revelas Thalamuthu Oldmeadow Evans Armstrong Riveros Kwok Schofield Brodaty Scott Attia Sachdev Mather Tags: Article Source Type: research