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| Siblings of centenarians live longer | | Author(s) | Thomas T Perls, Ellen Bubrick, Carrie G Wager |
| Journal title | The Lancet, vol 351, no 9115, 23 May 1998 |
| Pages | p 1560 |
| Keywords | Longevity ; Siblings ; Centenarians ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | While conducting a population-based study of centenarians, the authors were struck by the large number who also had long-lived siblings. Comparing the survival rates of siblings of centenarians and siblings of a similar birth cohort who died in their early 70s, they found that the siblings of their centenarians had a four times greater chance of surviving to their early 90s. Supporting evidence is also provided by studies of old genealogies. Previous work suggests that genes may play an increasingly important role in achieving age beyond average life expectancy; however, further work is required to elucidate the contribution of genes to the familial component of extreme longevity. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-980623214 A |
| Classmark | BGA: SV: BBT: 7T * |
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