Nature Communications (Jul 2017)

Bayesian association scan reveals loci associated with human lifespan and linked biomarkers

  • Aaron F. McDaid,
  • Peter K. Joshi,
  • Eleonora Porcu,
  • Andrea Komljenovic,
  • Hao Li,
  • Vincenzo Sorrentino,
  • Maria Litovchenko,
  • Roel P. J. Bevers,
  • Sina Rüeger,
  • Alexandre Reymond,
  • Murielle Bochud,
  • Bart Deplancke,
  • Robert W. Williams,
  • Marc Robinson-Rechavi,
  • Fred Paccaud,
  • Valentin Rousson,
  • Johan Auwerx,
  • James F. Wilson,
  • Zoltán Kutalik

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms15842
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 8, no. 1
pp. 1 – 11

Abstract

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Along with various environmental factors, a complex genetic architecture influences human lifespan. Here, McDaid and colleagues reveal novel loci associated with human lifespan and linked biomarkers by Bayesian association scan.