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SUBMITTER: Zhu Y
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7574633 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Zhu Ying Y Liang Yu Y Khan Abdul Haseeb AH Dong Minghua M Wan Yiqi Y Sun Zhichao Z Zeng Yi Y Nie Chao C Tian Xiao-Li XL
Aging medicine (Milton (N.S.W)) 20200911 3
<h4>Objective</h4>Human ABO blood groups are determined by the alleles <i>A</i>, <i>B</i>, and <i>O</i> (<i>O01</i> and <i>O02</i>) of the <i>ABO</i> gene and have been linked to the risks for cardiovascular diseases and cancers that affect lifespan.We examined the genetic associations of the <i>ABO</i> gene and blood groups with longevity.<h4>Methods</h4>We inspected the frequencies of the <i>A</i>, <i>B</i>, <i>O</i>, and <i>O02</i> alleles in a large Chinese centenarian population (n = 2201) ...[more]