Heritability of life span in the Old Ord
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Mitchell, Braxton D. ;Hsueh, Wen-Chi ;King, Terri M. ;Pollin, Toni I. ;Sorkin, J
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Article
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2001
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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Although a familial contribution to human longevity is recognized, the nature of this contribution is largely unknown. We have examined the familial contribution to life span in the Old Order Amish (OOA) population of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Analyses were conducted on 1,655 individuals, repr