Hungarian Medical Journal
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Volume 2: Issue 4
Longevity Genes
Author:
Károly Rucz Hetényi Géza Unit of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Medical School, Pécs University of Sciences 1st Department of Medicine Ifjúság u. 13 H-7624 Pécs Hungary

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Pages:
499–507
Online Publication Date:
01 Dec 2008
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01 Dec 2008
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Research Article
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1556/hmj.2.2008.28335
Keywords:
aging; lifespan; longevity; genetics
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Aging as most of the processes in the organism’s life is under genetic control. In the recent decade a handful of genes have become known that are involved in this process. Understanding how they work may reveal the keys to longer life while banishing diseases of old age. The aim of this paper is to give a view about the researches which have been made in the battle to extend the human lifespan.

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